Which risk sharply increases when a platinum catalyst's surface energy falls during ammonia oxidation?

💡 Explanation

Decreased surface energy prompts catalyst restructuring to minimize overall formation energy through Ostwald ripening, because this reduces active sites and thus decreases selective conversion to N2, therefore lowering nitrogen selectivity rather than affecting conductivity, equilibrium constants or absorption.

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