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OCR A-level ChemistryRate of ReactionLesson 10 of 11

Homogenous Catalysts are in the same physical state as the reactants.

Heterogenous Catalysts are in a different physical phase to the reactants.

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Key terms in this lesson

rate equation
An equation that shows how the rate of a reaction depends on the concentration of each reactant, each raised to a power called its order.
activation energy
The minimum energy required for a collision between particles to result in a reaction.

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