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← ScienceWhich risk increases when a catalytic converter is fouled?
A)Engine backpressure greatly exceeds design limits✓
B)Exothermic reaction rate slowly reduces
C)Precious metal sintering starts predominates
D)NOx reduction will start increasing
💡 Explanation
Engine backpressure greatly exceeds limits because the accumulation of deposits in catalytic converter restricts flow via increased surface area resistance. This leads to increased upstream pressure rather than reduced reaction rates; therefore backpressure increases, rather than other kinetics shifts.
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