Which effect occurs when increasing catalyst surface area, assuming constant temperature?

A)Increased reaction rate constants occur✓

B)Equilibrium constant shifts unfavorably

C)Activation energy barrier increases sharply

D)Reactant selectivity sharply decreases

💡 Explanation

Increased catalyst surface area allows more reactant molecule adsorption, therefore the reaction rate constants increase because more active sites are accessible, rather than shifting equilibrium which depends on thermodynamics or altering inherent properties.

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Which effect occurs when increasing catalyst surface area, assuming constant temperature?

💡 Explanation

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