Catalysts
A catalyst speeds up a reaction without being used up, so it can work again and again. Enzymes are the catalysts made by living things: each speeds one reaction, such as breaking starch into sugar or letting sugar combine with oxygen in our cells at body temperature, without a flame. Catalysts in industry save energy, and a car's catalytic converter turns poisonous exhaust gases into less harmful ones.
Depth 1 · Foundation
You know a catalyst speeds a reaction and isn't used up, that enzymes are the body's catalysts, and can give examples of catalysts at work in the body, in industry and in cars.
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You know a catalyst speeds a reaction and isn't used up, that enzymes are the body's catalysts, and can give examples of catalysts at work in the body, in industry and in cars.
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