Which of the following is a characteristic of a catalyst?

  • A
    It changes the position of equilibrium.
  • B
    It increases the rates of both forward and backward reactions equally in a reversible reaction.
  • C
    It affects the energies of reactants and products of the reaction.
  • D
    It increases the activation energy of reactants.

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Which catalyst is used in the Wacker process?

Match the catalysts to the correct processes:
Catalyst Process
$A. TiCl_4$ $i. \text{Wacker process}$
$B. PdCl_2$ $ii. \text{Ziegler-Natta polymerization}$
$C. CuCl_2$ $iii. \text{Contact process}$
$D. V_2O_5$ $iv. \text{Deacon's process}$

In the case of auto catalysis:

Catalysts in the following reactions are:
$(I) CH_3COOCH_{3(l)} + H_2O_{(l)} \rightarrow CH_3COOH_{(aq)} + CH_3OH_{(l)}$
$(II) 2SO_{2(g)} + O_{2(g)} \rightarrow 2SO_{3(g)}$ (Contact Process)
$(III) 2SO_{2(g)} + O_{2(g)} \rightarrow 2SO_{3(g)}$ (Lead Chamber Process)
$(IV) N_{2(g)} + 3H_{2(g)} \rightarrow 2NH_{3(g)}$ (Haber Process)

Which of the following represents homogeneous catalysis?

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