Catalysts and Activation Energy
This text provides a clear understanding of catalysts, their role in increasing the rate of chemical reactions by lowering activation energy, and the distinctions between heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts.
Topics
- turnover number
- lock and key model
- homogenous
- heterogenous
- rate of reaction
- reaction coordinate
- energy
- reactants
- products
- catalyst
- activation energy
- chemical reactions
- heterogeneous catalysts
- homogeneous catalysts
- enzymes
- Arrhenius equation
- reaction rate
- catalyst types
- reaction mechanisms