Question

HURRY PLEASE!!! The hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons is
an important industrial process. Precious metals,
such as platinum and palladium, can greatly
increase the rate of this reaction. During this
process, the gaseous reactants are pumped
across a layer of metal powder. An example of this
process is shown below.
Describe how the metal probably increases the
reaction rate, identify whether this is an example of
homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysis, and
explain how you know.

Answer 1

Answer: The metal probably increases reaction rate by either holding reactant molecules in the correct orientation to react or by weakening or breaking bonds in reactant molecules to make them more reactive.   This is an example of heterogeneous catalysis.

Explanation:        It is heterogeneous catalysis because the catalyst is a solid and the reactants are gases. In heterogeneous catalysis, the catalyst is in a different phase than the reactants.

Answer 2

Answer:

The metal probably increases reaction rate by either holding reactant molecules in the correct orientation to react or by weakening or breaking bonds in reactant molecules to make them more reactive.

This is an example of heterogeneous catalysis.

It is heterogeneous catalysis because the catalyst is a solid and the reactants are gases. In heterogeneous catalysis, the catalyst is in a different phase than the reactants.

Explanation:

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