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← ScienceWhich effect accelerates methane pyrolysis above 1000°C in reactors?
A)Decreasing activation energy constant
B)Increased collisional frequency factor✓
C)Reversible decomposition equilibrium shift
D)Reduced reactor pressure constant
💡 Explanation
Increased collisional frequency directly scales the reaction rate via the Arrhenius equation, accelerating methane breakdown at high temperatures because kinetic energy overcomes activation barriers utilizing collision theory, therefore favoring bond breakage rather than recombination pathways and alternative side reactions.
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