Chapter 14: Problem 70
State Le Châtelier's principle using the words undo and partially.
Chapter 14: Problem 70
State Le Châtelier's principle using the words undo and partially.
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Get started for freeIndicate with an arrow the direction of the equilibrium shift and predict what will happen to the amount of \(\mathrm{Fe}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) (increases, decreases, unchanged, need more information) when the following stresses are applied to the following exothermic reaction: \(2 \mathrm{Fe}(s)+3 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(g) \rightleftarrows \mathrm{Fe}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}(s)+3 \mathrm{H}_{2}(g)\) The reaction is cooled. \(\mathrm{H}_{2}\) gas is added. \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) is removed. Volume is reduced. A catalyst is added. Fe is added while the reaction temperature is increased.
One way of preparing hydrogen is by decomposition of water: \(2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(g) \rightleftarrows 2 \mathrm{H}_{2}(g)+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g) \quad \Delta E_{\mathrm{rxn}}=484 \mathrm{~kJ}\) (a) Would you expect the decomposition to be more complete at equilibrium when it is run at high temperature or when it is run at low temperature? Explain. (b) According to your answer to (a), would the reaction speed up, slow down, or occur at the same rate as before the temperature was changed? Explain.
Suppose you are making ammonia \(\left(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\right)\) by the Haber reaction, at \(472{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) : \(3 \mathrm{H}_{2}(g)+\mathrm{N}_{2}(g) \rightleftarrows 2 \mathrm{NH}_{3}(g) K_{\mathrm{eq}}=0.105\) (a) Describe qualitatively where the equilibrium lies for this reaction. (b) On the face of it, would this reaction be a good one for isolating pure ammonia? (c) What would happen if you could keep feeding \(\mathrm{H}_{2}\) and \(\mathrm{N}_{2}\) into the reaction vessel while at the same time removing \(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\) ?
Suppose you have a reaction with many reactants. When you write the equilibrium expression for the reaction, do the reactant concentrations all go in the numerator or in the denominator? What mathematical operation(s) should be used for these concentrations?
What allows us to incorporate the concentrations of pure solids and liquids into \(K_{\text {eq }}\) instead of writing these concentrations explicitly in the equilibrium constant expression?
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