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When a catalyst is added to a reaction the rate of reaction decreases truth or false?

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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

Catalysts decrease the activation energy required for a reaction to proceed (shown by the smaller magnitude of the activation energy on the energy diagram in Figure 7.14) and therefore increase the reaction rate.

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Answer: False, rate of reaction would increase

Explanation: catalysts decreases the activation energy so there will be more products

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