Catalyst

• Whats are catalyst?

  • speed up the rate of reaction
  • Are NOT used in a reaction
  • Different catalyst are needed for different reactions
  • Enzymes are biological catalysts
• What do catalysts do?

  Catalysts increase the rate of reaction by providing a different pathway for the reaction that has a lower activation energy
• What do you need to identify with catalyst?

  catalysts in a reaction from their effect on the rate of reaction