Chemistry GCSE
Catalysis in industrial and laboratory reactions
What Catalysis in industrial and laboratory reactions means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Catalysis in industrial and laboratory reactions
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Transition elements and their compounds are useful catalysts, for example iron catalyses the Haber process and nickel catalyses hydrogenation.
Topics that use Catalysis in industrial and laboratory reactions
- Typical properties (AQA GCSE)
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