Which consequence results in industrial ammonia synthesis when catalyst surface area diminishes?

💡 Explanation

A smaller catalyst surface area reduces the frequency of reactant adsorption and subsequent surface reactions due to decreased active sites; therefore, the overall reaction rate decreases drastically, rather than a major shift in equilibrium, because equilibrium depends primarily on thermodynamics.

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