How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant? [ENDORSED]

[Adriana Rangel 1A]

This was a self-test question in the book:
How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant?
Could someone please explain in simple terms? Thank you!

[Matthew 1C]

for part a) since catalysts speed up the rate of a reaction the rate law would be affected in that the value of the rate would be larger than the rate of the reaction without the presence of a catalyst. for part b) the lowered activation energy means that the constant is greatly increased, which is what accounts for the increased rate

[Patricia Macalalag 2E]

For part b) isn't the answer no effect? The textbook says catalysts have no effect on the equilibrium composition.

[Chem_Mod]

I will discuss this in class this week.

Catalysts have no effect on thermodynamic parameters (equilibrium constant, etc.).

[Timothy Kim 1B]

I believe it decreases the activation energy which will in turn increase the rate constant and rate of the reaction.

[Christina Bedrosian 1B]

part a increases because catalysts increase the rate of the reaction in general