Question

Hydrogen peroxide is a harmful by-product of normal metabolic activity. In order to prevent damage, hydrogen peroxide must be broken down into water and oxygen quickly. What would speed up the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide?
A) a catalyst
B) bubbling in oxygen
C) decreasing the temperature
D) adding more hydrogen peroxide

Answer 1

A. A Catalyst is defined as speeding up a chemical reaction, and breaking Hydrogen Peroxide apart chemically is a chemical reaction which abides by allowing a catalyst being present to speed up the reaction. Reactions occur faster with a catalyst because they require less activation energy