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Which consequence results when catalytic hydrogenation experiences oxygen contamination?

A)Increased reaction rate overall
B)Catalyst poisoning primarily occurs
C)Selectivity shifts to other products
D)Hydrogen solubility significantly increases

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Catalyst poisoning occurs because oxygen strongly adsorbs to the catalyst's surface, blocking hydrogen binding sites, inhibiting the hydrogenation reaction; therefore, catalytic activity plummets rather than improves, and it's global not specific.

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