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!
How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant? [ENDORSED]
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Re: How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant?
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
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Re: How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant?
For part b) isn't the answer no effect? The textbook says catalysts have no effect on the equilibrium composition.
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Re: How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant? [ENDORSED]
I will discuss this in class this week.
Catalysts have no effect on thermodynamic parameters (equilibrium constant, etc.).
Catalysts have no effect on thermodynamic parameters (equilibrium constant, etc.).
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Re: How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant?
I believe it decreases the activation energy which will in turn increase the rate constant and rate of the reaction.
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Re: How does a homogeneous catalyst affect (a) the rate law; (b) the equilibrium constant?
part a increases because catalysts increase the rate of the reaction in general
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