Which outcome reduces catalyst effectiveness over extended fuel cell operation?

💡 Explanation

Active site poisoning diminishes the reaction rate because contaminants block the active surface during adsorption; this impacts performance. Therefore, surface poisoning is chosen—rather than bulk effects— because these mechanisms don't directly affect the available active sites.

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