Describe the characteristics of catalysts and their overall effect on increasing the rates of chemical reactions.
Recognize that catalysts speed up reactions but are not consumed or used up during the process, and that different reactions require different specific catalysts.
Identify catalysts in chemical reactions based on their effect on the reaction rate and the fact that they are not included in the final balanced chemical equation.
Explain catalytic action in terms of lowering the required activation energy for the reaction to occur.
Use reaction profiles to visually explain the effect of a catalyst on activation energy.
