Question

oi Prelab 11, Equilibrium Control of a Reaction me Consider the following equilibrium reaction Predict which direction the equilibrium will shift (left, towards reactants or right, towards products) when you perform the following actions: Shift Right Shift Left Action Add CH4 to the reaction Add CO, to the reaction Add CO to the reaction Add H, to the reaction Remove CH4 from the reaction Remove CO2 from the reaction Remove CO from the reaction Remove H2 from the reaction Increase pressure by reducing volume Cool the reaction mixture Heat the reaction mixture Provide four suggestions to increase the amount of H2 produced i) iv) If you wish to promote the removal of CO, would you raise or lower the temperature? Use Le Chatelier's principle to defend your answer (discuss the stress and how the system will respond to the stress)

Answer 1

First of all we have to know about lechatellier ' s principle it sates that a change in any of the factors that determine the equilibrium conditions of a system will cause the system to change inn such a manner so as to refuc or to counter act the effect of the change . so here our reaction in equilibrium CH_4 (s) + C o_2 (g) Doubledheade arrow 2 C o (g) + 2 H_2 (g) + delta (heat) Add CH_4 to the reaction rightarrow shift + right Add C o_2 rightarrow shift + Right Add C o rightarrow shift + left Add H_2 rightarrow shift + left Remove CH_4 rightarrow shift + left Remove CO_2 rightarrow shift + left Remove C O rightarrow shift Right Remove H_2 rightarrow shift + Right increase