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  1. Catalyst is a substance which
    1. increases the rate of the reaction
    2. decreases the rate of reaction
    3. has no action on the rate of the reaction
    4. None of these
Correct Option: D

Catalysis is the change in rate of a chemical reaction due to the participation of a substance called a catalyst. Unlike other reagents that participate in the chemical reaction, a catalyst is not consumed by the reaction itself. A catalyst may participate in multiple chemical transformations. Catalysts that speed the reaction are called positive catalysts. Substances that slow a catalyst’s effect in a chemical reaction are called inhibitors. Substances that increase the activit y of catalysts are called promoters, and substances that deactivate catalysts are called catalytic poisons.



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