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Often people use hydrogen peroxide to clean wounds instead of alcohol. The reason for this is that, it does not have a burning sensation after applying it, while alcohol on the other hand has a burning sensation. After the supplication of this chemical, the skin absorbs this chemical, it disrupts the homeostasis of the body. Hydrogen peroxide is often used for small cuts or an affected area. Once applied to the affected area, this chemical releases oxygen, which creates foaming that helps both the removal of dead skin as well as helps clean the affected area. Using this chemical as a replacement of alcohol is not sensible to do, as there are many issues that come along with this. Hydrogen Peroxide contains a large amount of oxygen, and if …show more content…

As seen in figure 1.0 (above), if there is a high percent concentration of the catalase than water in the catalase solution, then there time it would take for the filter paper to reach the top of the solution is faster. If there is a low percent concentration of the catalase than water in the catalase solution, then the time it would take for the filter paper to reach the top of the solution will be slower. For example, if the enzyme concentration is 80 percent, and the concentration of water is the remaining 20%, then it is more likely to have a lower amount of time, due to the rapid speed of the filter paper reaching the top of the beaker. Since there is a high concentration of enzymes, the reaction will occur faster than the lower percent of enzyme concentration. The enzyme (catalase) is the reason why the rate of reaction is different from the rest. Enzyme’s sole purpose is to speed up the process of reactions that take place, without being used up in the reaction (Dave, 2015). If there is a high amount of enzyme present in a reaction, then it will surely go faster than the reaction with a lower amount of enzymes. The percent catalase clearly affects the rate of reaction, due to the fact that time is affected, then the rate of reaction will be as well, it all depends on the time of the filter paper reaching the top. The time and the rate of reaction depends on the percent of enzyme catalase, while on the other hand, the distance is an independent variable. The important part of an enzyme is that it has an active site, which is a slight opening on the enzyme, to allow for the substrate to fit into the active site (Clark, 2007). If the substrate fits perfectly into the active site, then the reaction will take place, and those substrates that fit into the active site will also be known as reactants (Clark, 2007). The enzymes increase the rate of reaction, while they also lower the

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