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A catalyst is a substance that accelerates or increases the rate of a chemical reaction. In principle a catalyst should remain unaffected during the process. However normally it loses some activity during it resuses.

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A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any permanent change itself. It enables the reaction to proceed more quickly by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur.

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