All of the Following Statements with Respect to the Effect

question 51

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements with respect to the effect of a catalyst on a reaction are true except:

• A) A catalyst has no effect on the equilibrium composition of the reaction.
• B) A catalyst provides a lower activation energy for the reaction.
• C) When a reaction is catalyzed, both forward and reverse reactions are accelerated.
• D) A catalyst speeds up a reaction by providing an alternate pathway for the reaction.
• E) When a catalyst speeds up a reaction, the rate law stays the same.

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Definitions:

Economies Of Scope

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to a larger scope of operations, where producing a wider variety of goods or services results in lower average costs.

Economies Of Scope

Cost advantages that result from a firm's ability to produce multiple products more efficiently together than separately.

Seasonal Demand

Fluctuations in the demand for certain products or services that occur at specific times of the year.

Diseconomies Of Scope

Exist when the cost of producing two products jointly is more than the cost of producing those two products separately.