Question

The activation energy for an uncatalyzed reaction is less than that for a catalyzed reaction. What do you conclude from the above statement?

Answer 1

1. A chemical reaction between a catalyst and a reactant produces chemical intermediates that can react more readily with one other or with another reactant to produce the desired end product.
2. The smallest amount of energy required to activate atoms or molecules to the point where they can perform chemical change or physical transport in chemistry.
3. If the activation energy for an uncatalyzed reaction is less than that for a catalyzed reaction then the catalyst used is a negative catalyst which increases the activation energy.