Match the statement given in List-I with statements given in List-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A) Catalysts alter the rate of reaction

• Catalysts work by lowering the activation energy of the reaction.
  ✅ Match: (II)

(B) Molecularity

• Molecularity is the number of reactant molecules taking part in a single step of a reaction.

• It is always a whole number, never zero or fractional.
  ✅ Match: (I)

(C) Second half-life of a first order reaction

• For a first-order reaction, the half-life does not depend on concentration, so the second half-life is same as the first.
  ✅ Match: (III)

(D) e⁻ᴱᵃ/ᴿᵀ

• This is the Arrhenius factor, representing the fraction of molecules having energy equal to or greater than activation energy.
  ✅ Match: (IV)