What speeds up chemical reactions?

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anor277
Aug 26, 2016

#"A catalyst"#

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A catalyst can speed up a chemical reaction, i.e. allow it to reach equilibrium more rapidly, by lowering the activation energy. There are a class of catalysts, inhibitory catalysts, that work the other by increasing the activation energy and slowing down the reaction.

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