Carbonic acid is generated by bubbling CO2 into a beaker of water. If it took 5 minutes for this reaction to reach equilibrium, how would the results differ if the enzyme carbonic anhydrase was added to the beaker of water? Explain using the concept of the energy hill.
What will be an ideal response?
In the presence of the enzyme, the reaction will occur much more rapidly thereby forming more carbonic acid. The enzyme lowers the activation energy for the reaction causing more product to be generated (i.e., carbonic acid). When the enzyme is present, the hill the ball must roll up before it can continue down the hill is lower than in the absence of the enzyme.
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