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Which of the following techniques will slow a chemical reaction?

A introduce a catalyst

B increase the available surface area of reactants

C raise the concentration of reactants

D decrease the temperature

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Decreasing the temperature will decrease kinetic energy of molecules in the reaction mixture. The others will just increase the rate of reaction
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