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    | • | V. Add a catalyst. A catalyst speeds up the 
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    | • | . The catalyst
    generally works by giving a 
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    |  | different pathway
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    occur. A catalyst is not used up 
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    |  | (consumed) in a
    reaction. The catalyst 
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    unchanged at the end. 
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    | • | Biological
    catalysts: enzymes 
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