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In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices:
-Characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices:
(1) A chemical system reaches equilibrium at the instant when the rate of formation of products becomes zero.
(2) One reactant and two or more products is a general characteristic of decomposition reactions.
(3) Catalysts increase reaction rate by providing an alternate reaction pathway with a higher activation energy.

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In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices:
-Characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices: 
(1) A chemical system reaches equilibrium at the instant when the rate of formation of products becomes zero.
(2) One reactant and two or more products is a general characteristic of decomposition reactions.
(3) Catalysts increase reaction rate by providing an alternate reaction pathway with a higher activation energy.

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- Statement 1 is FALSE because a chemical system reaches equilibrium when the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal, not when the rate of formation of products becomes zero.- Statement 2 is TRUE because decomposition reactions typically involve a single reactant breaking down into two or more products.- Statement 3 is FALSE because catalysts increase the reaction rate by providing an alternate reaction pathway with a lower activation energy, not higher.

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