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Which mechanism governs reaction rate decline when catalyst poisons adsorb?

A)Surface site blocking of reactants
B)Increased activation energy barrier
C)Decreased reactant diffusion coefficient
D)Equilibrium shift favoring reactants

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Surface site blocking occurs because the poison occupies active sites, hindering reactant adsorption rather than altering the intrinsic activation energy; therefore, the decline happens by site exclusion, rather than changing the fundamental kinetics.

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