Which risk increases when a chemical reaction's rate constants become highly sensitive to slight temperature variations?

💡 Explanation

A runaway reaction occurs because increased temperature proportionally increases reaction rate, which further elevates the temperature if the process is exothermic inducing thermal runaway; therefore positive feedback escalates rapidly rather than reduced catalyst activation energy or shifting equilibrium.

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