Catalysts (OCR A-Level Chemistry A): Flashcards
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Effect of catalyst on reaction rate
Effect of catalyst on reaction rate
Increases rate while remaining chemically unchanged
Catalyst fate during reaction
Catalyst fate during reaction
Not used up; regenerated at end
How catalysts speed up reactions
How catalysts speed up reactions
Alternative pathway with lower activation energy
Effect of catalyst on
Effect of catalyst on
No change; only affects activation energy
Homogeneous catalyst physical state
Homogeneous catalyst physical state
Same physical state as reactants
Heterogeneous catalyst physical state
Heterogeneous catalyst physical state
Different physical state from reactants
Haber process catalyst
Haber process catalyst
Iron, Fe(s)
Contact process catalyst
Contact process catalyst
Vanadium(V) oxide, (s)
Catalytic converter function
Catalytic converter function
Converts toxic CO, NO, hydrocarbons to safer products
Autocatalysis definition
Autocatalysis definition
Product of reaction acts as catalyst for same reaction