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Which risk increases when hybrid orbital spatial orientation is disregarded?

A)Lower catalyst stereospecificity occurs
B)Increased polymerization reaction rates
C)Reduced thermodynamic equilibrium constant
D)Significant changes in enthalpy

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Lower stereospecificity increases with orientation failure because steric hindrance by improperly oriented *d* orbitals disrupts substrate docking, which is the mechanism. This decreases the number of possible chiral configurations and slows product formation, therefore less specific, rather than speeding the reaction.

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