Answer to Question #92432 in Chemistry for Tj

Question

The following reaction is exothermic:
CO(g) + 2 H2(g)CH3OH(g)

How will the amount of CH3OH(g) present at equilibrium be affected by:

adding additional CO(g)?
increasing the volume of the container?
adding a catalyst to the system?
removing CO(g)?

Answer 1

Adding additional CO(g) to the system will shift equilibrium to the right and increase the amount of CH3OH(g).

Increasing the volume of the container will shift equilibrium to the left decreasing CH3OH.

Adding a catalyst to the system will not affect the equilibrium, so no change in CH3OH.

Removing CO will shift equilibrium to the left, decreasing CH3OH.