JEE Main Chemistry question

Statement 1: A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction. Statement 2: In presence of a catalyst, the activation energy of the reaction increases.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is FalseCorrect
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

Statement 1 is true — a catalyst does increase the rate of a reaction. However, Statement 2 is false, because a catalyst works by lowering, not increasing, the

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