Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each quantity by whether adding a catalyst changes it.
Groups: Changed by a catalyst · Unchanged by a catalyst
- Activation energy of the pathway
- Position of the equilibrium
- Equilibrium constant
- Enthalpy change of the reaction
- Time taken to reach equilibrium
- Rate constant of the forward reaction
Hints
- A catalyst offers a new route between the same start and end points.
- It accelerates forward and reverse reactions by the same factor, so their ratio cannot move.
Show the answer
Changed by a catalyst: Activation energy of the pathway, Rate constant of the forward reaction, Time taken to reach equilibrium
Unchanged by a catalyst: Position of the equilibrium, Enthalpy change of the reaction, Equilibrium constant
Why
A catalyst lowers the barrier, so both rate constants rise and equilibrium arrives sooner. But the reactants and products are unchanged, so is fixed, and because both directions speed up equally their ratio, the equilibrium constant, cannot shift.
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