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Question 9: What will most likely happen if an appropriate enzyme is added to a chemical reaction? (SC.912.L.18.1 and 18.11)

The reaction rate will increase.

The equilibrium of the reaction will be maintained.

The reaction rate will decrease.

The reaction will stop.

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The reaction rate will increase.

Enzymes lower the activation energy for a reaction, so reactions proceed faster; they do not change the reaction's equilibrium.