Combined Science GCSE
Catalysis and alternative reaction pathways
What Catalysis and alternative reaction pathways means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A catalyst provides an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy, so the peak is lower while the overall energy change stays the same.
Topics that use Catalysis and alternative reaction pathways
- Catalysts (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Biological catalysts
- Representing energy changes graphically
- Catalyst
- Catalyst specificity
- Energy changes in exothermic and endothermic reactions
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