Question

A catalyst is a substance that alters the rate of a chemical reaction.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Catalyst: A substance used during a chemical reaction to increase or decrease the rate of reaction without itself undergoing any change.

• Catalyst provides an alternative pathway to carry out the reaction with lower activation energy.
• Catalyst decrease the activation energy for both forward and backward direction.

Hence, the statement is true.