What molecule acts as catalyst?

Answer 1

In Biology, enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts in the body.

Answer 2

They lower the activation energy of catalytic reactions. I think I remember a few ways they do this. One: they can provide a safe haven for two substrates to interact. Two: They can actually stress the bonds of a substrate causing the reaction by new bonds forming. Three: These enzyme proteins, like all proteins. are amino acids with R groups. Some enzymes can catalyze a reaction with the R group.

Answer 3

Usually platinum, rhodium and/or palladium.

Answer 4

The platinum catalyst in a car's catalytic converter works through adsorption to change toxic carbon monoxide into less-toxic carbon dioxide.

A catalyst that involves an intermediate compound is chlorine. In the ozone layer of our Earth's atmosphere there are many ozone molecules, composed of three atoms of oxygen. If a chlorine atom is present, it will act as an intermediate compound and steal one oxygen atom from ozone, leaving stable oxygen. The chlorine-oxygen compound formed is unstable, and will break down to release its oxygen, letting the chlorine atom repeat the process about a million times a second.

Answer 5

minerals