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Which outcome reduces reactor throughput during exothermic production?

A)Decreased surface catalyst reaction sites
B)Increased reverse reaction rate
C)Lower reactant concentrations initially used
D)Higher activation energy in transition state

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An increasing reverse reaction rate lowers throughput, because heat from the reaction pushes product equilibrium back towards reactants, opposing product formation via Le Chatelier’s principle; therefore, a higher throughput cannot be maintained rather than if equilibrium favored forward reaction progression.

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