What is catalysis? Explain with two examples. - Vidyadip

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What is catalysis? Explain with two examples.

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Catalysis is a process in which a chemical reaction takes place in a faster rate with the help of catalyst.
Haber's process:
$N _2+3 H _2 \rightarrow 2 NH _3$ In this process. Fe is the catalyst and Mo is the promoter.
The surface of Fe catalyses the reaction.
Vanaspathi preparation:
Vegetable oil $+ H _2 \underset{\text { Ni catalyst }}{\stackrel{473 K }{\longrightarrow} \text { }}$
Nickel surface catalyses the reaction.

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