Catalytic poisons act by

Question

Catalytic poisons act by (A) making the products chemically inactive (B) increasing the rate of the backward reaction (C) chemical combination with any one of the reactants (D) preferential adsorption on the catalyst surface

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The catalytic poisons decreases the activity of catalyst due to strong preferential adsorption of the poison on the surface of the catalyst.

Q. Catalytic poisons act by

making the products chemically inactive

increasing the rate of the backward reaction

chemical combination with any one of the reactants

preferential adsorption on the catalyst surface

The catalytic poisons decreases the activity of catalyst due to strong preferential adsorption of the poison on the surface of the catalyst.