Chemistry In Context
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 26Q
Catalysts speed up cracking reactions in oil refining and allow them to be carried out at lower temperatures. Describe two other examples of catalysts given in previous chapters of this text.
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