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Potential Energy Diagram
1. Activation energy (the hump)
2. Catalyst
3. Catalyst can not be consumed in a reaction
4. Will discuss (main point, the potential energy of product is greater than potential energy of the reactant
Reaction Mechanism
5. Intermediate is a chemical that is produced in one reaction step and consumed in another reaction step (consumption step is after production step). Therefore, intermediates are NEVER part of the overall chemical reaction
6. For intermediate, chemical is a product in the reaction step and a reactant in some other step after. For the catalyst, the chemical is a reactant in one step and a product in another step.
7. Only two reactants can collide with each other to form products
8. Slow step that is called the rate determined step