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    Catalysts are substances that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy without being consumed in the process. There are two main types of catalysts - homogeneous catalysts that are present in the same phase as the reactants and heterogeneous catalysts that are present in a different phase. Heterogeneous catalysis involves four steps - adsorption of reactants on the catalyst surface, migration of adsorbed reactants, reaction of adsorbed substances, and desorption of product molecules from the surface.

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    Catalysts are substances that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy without being consumed in the process. There are two main types of catalysts - homogeneous catalysts that are present in the same phase as the reactants and heterogeneous catalysts that are present in a different phase. Heterogeneous catalysis involves four steps - adsorption of reactants on the catalyst surface, migration of adsorbed reactants, reaction of adsorbed substances, and desorption of product molecules from the surface.

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    Catalysis

    Catalyst: A substance that speeds up a reaction without being consumed Enzyme: A large molecule (usually a protein) that catalyzes biological reactions. Homogeneous catalyst: Present in the same phase as the reacting molecules. Heterogeneous catalyst: Present in a different phase than the reacting molecules.

    Lowering of Activation Energy by a Catalyst

    Catalysts Increase the Number of Effective Collisions

    Heterogeneous Catalysis
    Step #1: Adsorption and activation of the reactants.
    Carbon monoxide and nitrogen monoxide adsorbed on a platinum surface

    Heterogeneous Catalysis
    Step #2: Migration of the adsorbed reactants on the surface.
    Carbon monoxide and nitrogen monoxide arranged prior to reacting

    Heterogeneous Catalysis
    Step #3: Reaction of the adsorbed substances.
    Carbon dioxide and nitrogen form from previous molecules

    Heterogeneous Catalysis
    Carbon dioxide and nitrogen gases escape (desorb) from the platinum surface

    Step #4: Escape, or desorption, of the products.

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