How can a chemical reaction be sped up? Select from the drop-down menu to correctly complete the statement. Add a Choose... that is unaffected by a reaction. the choices are, A: catalyst B: coefficient C: product

A: catalyst

Explanation:

In Chemistry, the rate of reaction of chemical elements (reactants) can be sped to produce a chemical compound or elements (products), through the addition of a catalyst that is unaffected by the reaction.

This ultimately implies that, to speed up a chemical reaction, add a catalyst that is unaffected by a reaction.

For example, an enzyme refers to a biological catalyst that is typically used to speed up (accelerate) the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy of its reactants.

An enzyme can be defined as a biological catalyst that typically lowers the activation energy of a biological reaction. When the activation energy of a reaction is low, the rate of the reaction would be faster. Therefore, an enzyme speeds or catalyzes the rate of a reaction by lowering its activation energy.

Generally, an increase in temperature increases or speeds up the rate of a reaction while low temperature limits or reduces the rate of a reaction. The optimal temperature for enzymes in the human body is around 37 degrees celsius.

"among the transition metal elements, manganese and zinc have a slight lowering of electronegativities. the reason behind this is that the nuclear charges of these elements are slightly weaker than the other transition metal elements due to the way their valence electrons are filled up. both manganese and zinc have their valence electrons filled up to the 4th shell with 1 pair of electrons (4s2) completely occupying it. although the electrons in the 3rd shell (3d) are yet to be paired since the outer most shell is filled up, the ability of the nucleus to attract electrons is lessened. hence,   the electronegativity (or the ability to attract electrons) is lessened."