Answer:
yes
Explanation:
Alchemy is best described as a form of 'proto-science' rather than a distinct science in its own right. This is because, although many observations and theories made by alchemists were based on scientific fact, they often explained these in terms of 'magic' or divine intervention.
An exothermic reaction is a type of chemical reaction in which energy is released to the environment in form of heat or light. Endothermic reaction in the other hand is a chemical reaction where energy is taken from the surroundings and thus the surroundings end up with less energy than they started with. In this case; the above reaction is an Exothermic reaction (heat is being released to the surroundings).
The answer is (4). If you look at a Maxwell-Boltzmann energy curve, you will see that lowering the activation energy will increase the proportion of molecules with sufficient energy for a successful reaction collision. Therefore, a reaction with lower activation energy will proceed more quickly. Often, this lower activation energy is obtained by another mechanistic pathway. Catalysts increase reaction speed through these two basic mechanisms.