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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when compressed ethane's reactor feed spontaneously ignites?
A)Increased radical chain branching events✓
B)Selective catalyst poisoning acceleration
C)Reversible formation of stable carbenes
D)Decreased surface area for adsorption
💡 Explanation
Uncontrolled ignition causes a rapid increase in temperature, which accelerates the radical chain mechanism dramatically; because of this acceleration, chain branching increases due to the higher concentration of radicals formed; therefore radical presence propagates the explosion, rather than catalyst sites being affected or carbenes stabilizing.
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