Question

many chemical reactions in your body can convert reactants to products without an enzyme, even if the process is not efficient. however, if the same chemical reaction runs with an enzyme, how would the following aspects be affected? sort each item to the appropriate bin. number of product molecules activation energy barrier final energy of the products starting energy of the reactants number of reactant molecules rate of the reaction increases decreases stays the same

Explanation:

Enzymes are biological catalysts. They lower the activation - energy barrier for a reaction, increasing the rate of the reaction. They do not change the starting energy of reactants, the final energy of products, the number of reactant molecules at the start (assuming no other factors are influencing reactant availability), and the number of product molecules in the long - run at equilibrium. They just speed up the process of reaching equilibrium.

Answer:

Increases: rate of the reaction
Decreases: activation energy barrier
Stays the Same: number of product molecules, final energy of the products, starting energy of the reactants, number of reactant molecules