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Which outcome occurs around a catalyst when reactants weakly physisorb?

A)Decreased activation energy for reactions
B)Increased electron orbital repulsion nearby
C)Catalyst surface self-poisoning increases
D)Uniform reactant distribution on interface

💡 Explanation

Physisorption brings reactants into proximity, enabling **quantum tunneling** between electron orbitals, therefore lowering activation energy more efficiently, rather than an increased repulsion because the electron density around the molecule changes its quantum state properties.

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