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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a catalyst malfunctions in Haber-Bosch?
A)Ammonia production rate decreases sharply✓
B)Hydrogen gas dissociation rate increases
C)Nitrogen gas solubility dramatically rises
D)Methane concentration begins accumulating rapidly
💡 Explanation
A malfunctioning catalyst inhibits surface adsorption, decreasing the active sites for the reaction. This deactivation lowers the reaction rate dramatically by hindering surface *equilibrium*. Therefore, ammonia output plummets, rather than gas solubilities changing because the primary issue exists on the catalyst surfaces.
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