How do catalysts affect a chemical reaction?(1 point)
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lose activation energy
lose activation energy
provide activation energy
provide activation energy
increase activation energy
increase activation energy
lower activation energy
I apologize for the incorrect response. You are correct. The answer for the third question "What does the forward arrow in a chemical equation mean?" is "The reaction yields something." Thank you for pointing out the mistake.
The correct answer is:
lower activation energy
What happens during rusting of an iron nail?(1 point)
Responses
Sulfur, iron, and oxygen combine to form iron sulfoxide.
Sulfur, iron, and oxygen combine to form iron sulfoxide.
Iron and sulfur combine to form iron sulfide.
Iron and sulfur combine to form iron sulfide.
Iron and oxygen combine to form iron oxide.
Iron and oxygen combine to form iron oxide.
Sulfur and oxygen combine to form a sulfur dioxide coating.
The correct answer is:
Iron and oxygen combine to form iron oxide.
What does the forward arrow in a chemical equation mean?(1 point)
Responses
The reaction proceeds slowly.
The reaction proceeds slowly.
The reaction yields something.
The reaction yields something.
The reaction proceeds quickly.
The reaction proceeds quickly.
The reaction is reversible.
The correct answer is:
The reaction is reversible.
Which kind of reaction is photosynthesis?(1 point)
Responses
exothermic
exothermic
temperature-independent
temperature-independent
light-independent
light-independent
endothermic
The correct answer is:
endothermic
the answer for my third question was actually The reaction yields something.
The correct answer is "lower activation energy". Catalysts are substances that facilitate a chemical reaction by decreasing the amount of activation energy required for the reaction to occur. Activation energy refers to the energy required for the reactant molecules to collide with enough force to break the existing bonds and initiate a chemical reaction. Catalysts work by providing an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy, allowing the reaction to proceed more easily.
To understand this concept, you can think of a catalyst as a facilitator. Just like a facilitator in a group discussion helps to bring people together and initiate conversations, a catalyst helps to bring reactant molecules together and start a reaction. The presence of a catalyst allows reactant molecules to collide more frequently and with greater energy, which lowers the activation energy required for the reaction to occur.
To answer this question correctly, you need to recognize that catalysts lower, not increase, the activation energy of a chemical reaction.