Catalysts and Activation Energy

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