Answer:
Path A-B-D involves a catalyst and is slower than A-C-D
Explanation:
The diagram above illustrates both the catalyzed path and the uncatalyzed path of a chemical reaction.
The catalysed path is the path expressed with broken lines and the uncatalyzed path is the path expressed with thick small line as shown in the diagram above.
The catalyzed path has a higher activation energy than the uncatalyzed path.
Therefore, the catalyzed path will be slower that the uncatalyzed path because, the catalyzed path will require a higher energy to overcome the activation energy in order for the reaction to proceed to product.
On the other hand, the uncatalyzed path has a lower activation energy and a lesser amount of energy is needed to overcome it in order for the reaction to proceed to product.
