Chemistry A-Level
Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
What Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
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In homogeneous catalysis the catalyst is in the same phase as the reactants; in heterogeneous catalysis the catalyst is in a different phase, typically a solid surface.
Topics that use Homogeneous and 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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