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Catalyst is a substance which
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- increases the rate of the reaction
- decreases the rate of reaction
- has no action on the rate of the reaction
- None of these
- increases the rate of the reaction
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.