What Is A Catalyst
| Education : Chemistry A catalyst is simply a chemical that is added to a reaction to speed it up. Here are the key attributes of a catalyst: - they are SPECIFIC to a particular reaction - the catalyst remains UNCHANGED at the end of the reaction - a catalyst in a natural system is called an ENZYME - they tend to work by having a surface that fits the shape of the molecules they encourage to react
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