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What is the effect of adding a catalyst on the rate of a reversible reaction in the forward and the โ€” Kinetics Chemistry Question

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What is the effect of adding a catalyst on the rate of a reversible reaction in the forward and the reverse direction?

A.

It has no effect on the rate in either direction.

B.

Both rates increase by the same factor.

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C.

The rate in the forward direction increases by a greater factor than the rate in the reverse direction.

D.

The rate in the reverse direction increases by a greater factor than the rate in the forward direction.

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