catalyst

Question 1

What does a catalyst do?

Answer 1

a catalyst speeds up the reaction by lowering activation energy

Question 2

🔥 How Does a Catalyst Work?

Answer 2

A catalyst lowers the activation energy (the energy needed for particles to react)

This means:

More particles now have enough energy to react

So, there are more successful collisions

👉 Reaction happens faster

Question 3

👀 How to Spot a Catalyst:

Answer 3

It makes the reaction go faster

But it doesn’t appear in the balanced equation (because it isn’t used up)

You can identify it by comparing reactions with and without the catalyst

Question 4

⚙️ What is a Catalyst?

Answer 4

A catalyst is a substance that:

Speeds up a reaction

Is not used up in the reaction

Is not shown in the chemical equation