Atomic Statement
A catalyst provides a faster reaction pathway without changing the thermodynamic equilibrium constant of the specified reaction under fixed conditions.
Principle
A catalyst provides a faster reaction pathway without changing the thermodynamic equilibrium constant of the specified reaction under fixed conditions.
Evidence And Locators
Clayden chapter 12, printed pp. 245 and 254; chapter 10, printed pp. 208–209.
Application
Explain esterification and hydrolysis together. Distinguish a catalytic effect from concurrent changes in solvent, composition or speciation.
Boundary
Adding an acid can change several conditions at once; the idealized catalyst statement is not a prediction for arbitrary additions to whiskey.