Answer to Question #335802 in General Chemistry for Simbi

Question

Consider the following equilibrium reaction:N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3 (g)

(a) What happens if we increase the concentration of N2 by adding more N2?

(b) What happens if we increase the concentration of H2 by adding more H2?

( c) What happens if we increase the concentration of NH3 by adding more NH3?

(d)What happens if we decrease the concentration of N2 by removing some N2?

(e)What happens if we decrease the concentration of H2 by removing some H2?

(f)What happens if we decrease the concentration of NH3 by removing some NH3? 

Answer 1

According to Le Chatelier's Principle, the position of equilibrium moves in such a way as to tend to undo the change that you have made.

a. reaction will shift to the right.

b. reaction will shift to the right.

c.reaction will shift to the left.

d.reaction will shift to the left.

e. reaction will shift to the left.

f.reaction will shift to the right.