a) How will increasing the concentration of CO shift the equilibrium? b) How wil

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a) How will increasing the concentration of CO shift the equilibrium?
b) How will increasing the concentration of CO2 shift the equilibrium?
c) How will decreasing the volume of the container shift the equilibrium?

Consider the following system at equilibrium. 2co)+ o a) How will increasing the concentration of CO shift the equilibrium? O to the right to the left Incorrect Equilibrium will shift to counteract the increase in the concentration of CO. Would consuming consuming products to make reactants counteract the change? ts to make products counteract the change, or will Ono effect b) How will increasing the concentration of CO2 shift the equilibrium? O to the right Oto the left Ono effect ow will decreasing the the volume of the container shift the equilibrium? O to the right to the left no effect O

Explanation / Answer

2CO(g) + O2(g) -------------------- 2 CO2(g)

a) when increasing the concentration of CO, the equilibrium shifts towords to the right side because According to Lechatelier principle the equilibrium adjust itself towords to the increased factor decreased side.

when the concentration of CO is increases, then the concentrations of reactants are increases. So these are decreases inthe forword direction .

Hence equilibrium shiftst to the right side,

b) when the concentration of CO2 is increases, the equilubrium shifts towords to leftside.

The increases concentration of CO2 is decreases during the process when the   reaction takesplace inthe backword direction.

Hence the equlibrium shifts to the left side.

C) when decreasing the volume of the container, the equilbirum shift towords to the nubmber of moles decresed side.In the above reaction the number of moles are decreased in the forword direction ( 2+1--------2).

Hence the equilibrium shift towords tothe right side.

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