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For a given reaction, adding a catalyst increases the rate of the reaction by
(1) providing an alternate reaction pathway that has a higher activation energy
(2) providing an alternate reaction pathway that has a lower activation energy
(3) using the same reaction pathway and increasing the activation energy
(4) using the same reaction pathway and decreasing the activation energy

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The answer is (2) providing an alternate reaction pathway that has a lower activation energy. The lower activation energy will lead to the increase of rate of the reaction.
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Answer : Option 2) providing an alternate reaction pathway that has a lower activation energy


Explanation : When a catalyst is added to a chemical reaction it increases the rate of reaction by lowering the energy of activation. It provides an alternate pathway for a reaction to proceed with a lower Ea energy. Usually a catalyst never gets consumed in the reaction process. It will appear in the reaction mechanism steps but not in the overall reaction like reactants and products.

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