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← ScienceWhich outcome acutely slows methanol production when a vanadium catalyst bed sinters?
A)Decreased active surface area✓
B)Increased equilibrium constant value
C)Enhanced reactant diffusion kinetics
D)Elevated reactor wall temperature
💡 Explanation
A decrease in catalyst effectiveness leads to slow methanol production because sintering reduces accessible surface area, diminishing catalytic sites. Therefore, the reaction rate slows, rather than shifting equilibrium or diffusion, which are factors under other conditions.
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