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A catalyst

a.

initiates a reaction.

b.

lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules.

c.

is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants.

d.

can not be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical reaction.

Answer: (b).lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules.

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