Which outcome occurs when a catalyst degrades during continuous chemical processing?

💡 Explanation

Lower catalyst concentration reduces active sites, because the law of mass action posits that reduced surface areas decrease the **reaction rate**. Therefore, process output declines rather than promoting equilibria shift or increased activation energy, a catalyst breakdown affects reaction speed.

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