Which adjustment lowers the activation energy barrier in catalytic converters?

💡 Explanation

Increased surface area lowers the activation energy through heterogenous catalysis because more reactant molecules can adsorb onto the catalyst's surface, therefore facilitating bond breaking and product formation, rather than having reactant molecules collide in the gas phase.

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