Indicate which of these statements about catalysts are true. 1) In an equilibrium process, a catalyst increases the rate of the forward reaction, but leaves the rate of the reverse reaction unchanged. 2) A catalyst is not consumed in the course of a reaction. 3) A catalyst must be carefully chosen to shift the equilibrium toward products.

2) A catalyst is not consumed in the course of a reaction.

Explanation:

A catalyst is a substance which increases the rate of  chemical reaction and remains chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction.  The addition of a catalyst increases the rate of both reversible and irreversible reactions. including reversible reactions involving a final equilibrium state. In reversible reactions, catalysts speed up the time for equilibrium to be attained.

Considering the given statements about catalysts:

1) In an equilibrium process, a catalyst increases the rate of the forward reaction, but leaves the rate of the reverse reaction unchanged.

False: A catalyst increases both the forward and reverse reaction rates equally, thereby allowing the system to reach equilibrium faster.

2) A catalyst is not consumed in the course of a reaction.

True: Catalysts are substances that increase reaction rates without being consumed in the reaction.

3) A catalyst must be carefully chosen to shift the equilibrium toward products.

False: A catalyst does not affect the extent or position equilibrium of a reaction since a catalyst speeds up both the forward and back reactions by  equal amounts , rather it helps a reaction achieve equilibrium faster.

petroleum? coal maybe?

alkaline metals are lithium, sodium, rubidium, potassium, cesium and francium.

alkali metals have electronegativity from 0.7 to 1, lowest in periodic table of elements, which means that alkali metals (i group in periodic table) has positive oxidation number in compounds.

electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself.

alkaline metals (far left in main group) have lowest ionizations energy and easy remove valence electrons,

for example, potassium is the alkali metal and has a single valence electron in the outer electron shell.

electron configuration of potassium is: ₁₉k 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s¹.

they can not exist alone in nature, because they are very reactive.