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← ScienceWhich outcome results when a catalyst is poisoned during a chemical production process?
A)Reduced reaction rate and conversion✓
B)Increased product yield and purity
C)Elevated reactor temperature, runaway risk
D)Higher selectivity towards desired product
💡 Explanation
When a catalyst is poisoned, active sites are blocked because the poison binds more strongly than reactants, decreasing the number of successful reaction events per unit time. Therefore, the reaction rate and overall conversion decrease, rather than seeing an increase in yield, temperature, or selectivity, which require active catalyst sites.
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