January 2019 NY Regents Chemistry Exam
22 Addition of a catalyst can speed up a reaction by providing an alternate reaction pathway that has a
(1) lower activation energy
(2) higher activation energy
(3) lower heat of reaction
(4) higher heat of reaction
Solution: Catalyst increases the rate of the reaction be lowering its activation energy.
Answer: 1
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