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Catalysts speed up chemical reactions. Which change is a likely direct effect of a catalyst?(1 point)

increasing activation energy

decreasing chemical potential energy

increasing chemical potential energy

decreasing activation energy

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Decreasing activation energy.

A catalyst provides an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy, increasing the reaction rate without changing the reactants' or products' chemical potential energy.