ChemistryCode 9701
Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- explain the terms catalyst and catalysis and use them correctly; explain that when a catalyst is present a reaction follows a different mechanism, i.e. one with a lower activation energy; explain the catalytic effect by means of the Boltzmann distribution; construct and interpret the reaction pathway diagram of a reaction, both with and without an effective catalyst