Answer to Question #82789 in Inorganic Chemistry for chisom

Question

The reaction below is exothermic: $2SO_2 (g) + O_2 (g) \right arrow 2SO_3 (g)$. Le Ch-atelier's Principle predicts that __________ will result in an increase in the number of moles of $SO_3$ (g) in the reaction container.

Answer 1

The increase in the volume of the reaction vessel will decrease the pressure.