Which statement best describes how a catalyst increases the rate of a reaction?
(1) the catalyst provides an alternate reaction pathway with a higher activation energy.
(2) the catalyst provides an alternate reaction pathway with a lower activation energy.
(3) the catalyst provides the same reaction pathway with a higher activation energy.
(4) the catalyst provides the same reaction pathway with a lower activation energy.

i believe it is a.) released into

explanation:

he uptake of drugs from the intestine is often strongly influenced by diffusion. for example, consider a water-insoluble steroid for treating inflammation that is solubilized in aggregates of detergent molecules, called micelles. these micelles, aggregates of 80 soap molecules, have a molecular weight of 24,000, a diameter of 2.6 nm, and a charge of -27. the positively charge ions (counterions) in this system are na".