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Does the catalyst used in any chemical reaction do anything other than changing the activation energy to make the reaction feasible??

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A catalyst works only by altering the activation energy to make the reaction feasible.

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Q. The use of catalyst in chemical reaction _______ activation energy of reaction.
1. increases
2. decreases
3. maintains
4. none

Q. Assertion :A catalyst accelerates a chemical reaction. Reason: A catalyst decreases the activation energy for a chemical reaction.

Q. Assertion :A catalyst increases the rate of reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. Reason: A catalyst changes the Gibbs energy

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of the reaction and equilibrium constant of the reaction.

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Q. Statement 1: Catalysts decrease the rate of a chemical reaction.
Statement 2: Catalysts decrease the activation energy.

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