Chemistry A-Level
Catalyst examples
What Catalyst examples means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Catalyst examples
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Reference: OCR
Acid catalysis in aqueous solution, where hydrogen ions in solution catalyse a reaction between species also in solution, is an example of homogeneous catalysis.
Topics that use Catalyst examples
- Reaction rates (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Alternative reaction pathway
- Boltzmann distribution
- Catalysis and activation energy
- Catalyst regenerated and not consumed
- Catalyst regenerated in the mechanism
- collision frequency
- Collision frequency and rate
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