Which outcome occurs when hydrogen gas, used for chemical synthesis, leaks into unventilated equipment housing?

💡 Explanation

Hydrogen embrittlement worsens because atomic hydrogen diffuses into the steel lattice at flaws once contained, weakening the structure; therefore structural failure may occur rather than catalysis, etching, or hydrogenation, each needing different conditions.

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