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What does a catalyst in a chemical reaction? I read wikipedia and the information is not very detailed to satisfy me. It basically says:
This means that catalysts reduce the amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction. Molecules that would not have had the energy to react or that have such low energies that they probably would have taken a long time to react are able to react in the presence of a catalyst. Thus, more molecules that need to gain less energy to react will go through the chemical reaction.