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Catalysis Previewed as a Rate Factor

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A catalyst is a substance that increases a reaction's rate without itself being permanently consumed by the reaction.

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Dilute hydrogen peroxide decomposes slowly on a shelf but foams rapidly on an open wound, sped by substances the tissue provides.

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A catalyst can appear to be consumed mid-reaction, but a true catalyst always reappears unchanged once the reaction completes.