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For a reversible reaction at equilibrium, adding a suitable catalyst

  1. Alowers only the forward activation energy and so raises the equilibrium yield
  2. Bincreases because the forward rate increases more than the reverse rate
  3. Cshifts the equilibrium towards products because the forward rate constant increases
  4. Dlowers the activation energies of the forward and reverse reactions by the same amount and leaves unchanged

Answer: D

A catalyst lowers of both directions equally and accelerates both rates by the same factor, so it only hastens the approach to equilibrium. and the equilibrium composition do not change.
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