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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a catalyst destabilizes electron orbitals in a reactants?
A)Lower activation energy pathway forms✓
B)Equilibrium favors the reactants' stability
C)Reaction order becomes thermodynamically limited
D)Entropic penalties exceed enthalpy gains
💡 Explanation
A lowered activation energy results due to orbital destabilization; the catalyst achieves this via a **transition state stabilization,** because this allows the reaction to proceed by requiring less energy to begin, therefore resulting in faster rate, rather than kinetic stability changes or high entropy.
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