Which instability arises in a chemical reactor when its thermal runaway accelerates?

A)Arrhenius equation destabilizes temperature control✓

B)Gouy-Chapman layer forms spontaneously

C)Debye length collapses reactor shielding

D)Bragg diffraction overwhelms reactant conversion

💡 Explanation

Uncontrolled exothermic reactor reactions create thermal runaway; this is because, via the Arrhenius equation, raised temperature exponentially increases the reaction rate. Therefore, temperature rises further rather than stabilising, creating a feedback loop as thermal conductivity changes at higher temperature, increasing the effects.

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Which instability arises in a chemical reactor when its thermal runaway accelerates?

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