Chemistry A-Level
Heterogeneous catalysis
What Heterogeneous catalysis means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Heterogeneous catalysis
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Reference: OCR
A catalyst is in a different physical state from the reactants, typically a solid catalyst with gaseous or liquid reactants.
Topics that use Heterogeneous catalysis
- Reaction rates (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Alternative reaction pathway
- Boltzmann distribution
- Catalysis and activation energy
- Catalyst examples
- Catalyst regenerated and not consumed
- Catalyst regenerated in the mechanism
- collision frequency
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