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A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction.
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Is it true that a catalyst increases the rate of a reaction?
Yes. Two reference sources state directly that a catalyst increases the rate of a chemical reaction, and several peer-reviewed papers describe catalysts affecting reaction rates in specific systems.
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L., C. C. & Edward, K. (1999). An Experiment To Demonstrate How a Catalyst Affects the Rate of a Reaction.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ608823
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Why catalyst does not alter the entropy of a reaction?. (n.d.). chemistry.stackexchange.com. https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/150447
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Z.Kh., G., B.I., A., & Sh.B., B. (2023). Activity of palladium catalyst in the reaction of aluminum hydride obtaining. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/gz0k6-fj656
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EFFECT OF ION TYPES AND ION CONCENTRATIONS ON THE OXIDATION REACTION OF TOLUENE TO BENZALDEHYDE OVER AL-TS-1 CATALYST. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.58837/chula.the.2013.1428
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Heck reaction with a silica-supported Pd-TPPTS liquid phase catalyst: effects of reaction conditions and various amines on the reaction rate. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1381-1169(02)00336-9
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Reaction Rate of Liquid Phase Methanol Synthesis in Reactor with Circulating Flow. (1999). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5988/jime1966.34.394
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Hao, R., Shilin, H., & Li, Z. (2008). Kinetics of isotopic exchange reaction between hydrogen and water vapor over hydrophobic catalyst in a Co-current bed. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/x792k-wfv05
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in.ernet.dli.2015.13310. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.13310
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