Question

A catalyst is not a product or reactant of a chemical reaction.
O True
O False

Answer 1

I think it is false.

Answer 2

Answer: true

Explanation: A catalyst decreases the activation energy of a chemical reaction. Catalysts participate in reactions but are neither reactants nor products of the reaction they catalyze. An exception is the process of autocatalysis where the product of a reaction helps to accelerate the same reaction.