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A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction by lowering the activation energy of the reaction. True or false?
  1. True
  2. False
Explanation
Answer: True

The statement is true. A catalyst lowers the activation energy of a reaction. As a result, more molecules have sufficient energy to change from reactants to products, and the reaction occurs more quickly.
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