Hi Adarsh,

A catalyst is defined as a substance that alters the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. Generally, a catalyst accelerates the rate of a reaction by interacting with reactants and products. The catalyst is not consumed during the reaction. The catalyst changes the following properties during chemical reaction:

• It lowers the activation energy
• They alter mechanism of reaction and directs the reaction to proceed through different pathway
• They change the configuration of the reactants and weakening their bonds.

All the best.

Hi Adarsh,

A catalyst is defined as a substance that alters the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. Generally, a catalyst accelerates the rate of a reaction by interacting with reactants and products. The catalyst is not consumed during the reaction. The catalyst changes the following properties during chemical reaction:

• It lowers the activation energy
• They alter mechanism of reaction and directs the reaction to proceed through different pathway
• They change the configuration of the reactants and weakening their bonds.

All the best.