Which phenomenon dominates when a catalyst lowers activation energy, affecting equilibrium constants?

💡 Explanation

When a catalyst lowers activation energy, it equally accelerates both forward and reverse reaction rates because the catalyst provides an alternative reaction pathway with lower energy barrier, thus affecting how quickly equilibrium is reached but not the equilibrium constant itself. Therefore, increased forward and reverse reaction is dominant, rather than a shift in equilibrium or changes in reaction enthalpy which are governed by thermodynamics not kinetics.

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