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Does the enthalpy of a reaction change in presence of catalyst ?
 
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No the enthalpy would remain the same. It's definition is the difference between the heats of formation of the starting reactants and the ending products. As the catalyst does not change form in the reaction it does not contribute.
The catalyst is generally described as lowering the energy of activation for the intermediate product to allow the reaction to proceed at a faster rate.
 
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thanks for ur answer
 
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