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Which consequence results when platinum catalyst surface area diminishes in a three-way catalytic converter controlling nitrogen oxide emissions?

A)Equilibrium shifts towards reactants
B)Increased catalyst bed temperature
C)Formation of volatile organic compounds
D)Enhanced desorption of reaction products

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The equilibrium shifts towards reactants because decreased catalyst surface area lowers active sites for the forward reaction, favoring reactants in the equilibrium per Le Chatelier's principle; therefore, NOx conversion diminishes, rather than increased bed temperature occurring under different process conditions.

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