Results for “Catalyst”

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A substance that increases the rate of a reaction by providing an alternative pathway of lower activation energy, without being consumed.

The loss of catalytic activity caused by a substance binding irreversibly to the active sites.

The process by which a reaction rate is increased through the action of a catalyst.

A symbolic representation of a chemical reaction showing reactants on the left and products on the right.

The study of reaction rates, the factors that influence them, and the step-by-step mechanisms by which reactions occur.