Question

State whether it be worthwhile to investigate finding a catalyst to use in this reaction under standard conditions and explain why.A.)Yes, because is negative.B.)No, because is negative.C.)Yes, because is positive.D.)No, because is positive.

Answer 1

Option A (Yes, because ΔG is negative)

Step-by-step explanation:

- ΔG depicts that the reaction will be occurring naturally

A catalyst is used to increase the rate of a reaction by lowering the activation energy and is not involved in the reaction chemically as it does not get consumed in the process

Catalyst is used in those reaction where the rate of reaction is slower than we want it to be, where ΔG is negative.

A good example of a catalyst is Vanadium pentaoxide ( V2O5) that is used in contact process (Production of Sulphuric Acid), here V2O5 is used to speed up the reaction because the reaction is process is slower in general.