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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when rapid hydrocarbon vaporization cools reactor surfaces?
A)Ice obstructs the reactor inlet
B)Increased exothermic reaction runaway
C)Methane hydrates plug process lines
D)Steel embrittlement causes structural failure✓
💡 Explanation
Steel experiences ductile-brittle transition; rapid cooling causes decreased toughness, therefore embrittlement promotes crack propagation rather than plastic deformation, because stress concentrates at flaws when temperature suddenly drops below its ductile-brittle transition during cooling.
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