What is the effect of a catalyst on the position of equilibrium?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. None, it only speeds up both reactions equally
- Step 1: A catalyst lowers the activation energy for both directions and does not change K. Answer: None, it only speeds up both reactions equally. Why not the others: It shifts it to the products, It shifts it to the reactants and It changes the equilibrium constant don't fit.
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