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Which outcome results when a catalyst is damaged within an oscillating chemical reactor?

A)Damped oscillations of product concentration
B)Increased amplitude of rate constants
C)Equilibrium shifts towards reactant formation
D)Decreased activation energy requirement

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Damaged catalyst sites reduce reaction rate; oscillations dampen due to decreased **catalytic activity**. Reduced catalytic control leads to weaker oscillations rather than stronger ones, because equilibrium shift requires changing thermodynamic variables rather than kinetic parameters.

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