Big Picture Chemistry
Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Radiation
How Catalysts Work
A third way to increase the rate of a chemical reaction is to add a catalyst, which is a chemical that may participate in the chemical reaction but is not consumed by the chemical reaction. The catalyst works by lowering the energy of activation. Duration: 7:49.
Catalysts Are Not Consumed
This video lesson is pretty much a review of the previous video lesson. Only a few new concepts are introduced. This includes an explanation for how a catalyst transforms the energy of activation for a reaction. Biological catalysts, called enzymes, are also discussed. Duration: 4:37.
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