Which outcome results when catalyst surface area decreases in fuel cell electrodes?

💡 Explanation

Decreased surface area lowers available catalytic sites, which increases the *charge transfer resistance* at the electrode-electrolyte interface because fewer reactions proceed at a given voltage; therefore, electrode polarization rises, rather than kinetics improving or overpotential decreasing under the same conditions.

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