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MODULE 2.

2: LE CHÂTELIER’S PRINCIPLE
Name: Erik Paul V Estrada Date: 11/17/2020
Course: CHEM/L Block: 1st Block B

Learning Check

What is Le Châtelier’s principle? Consider the reaction:


2NOCl(g) ⇌ 2NO(g) + Cl2(g).

If this reaction is at equilibrium, what happens when the following


changes occur?

a. NOCl(g) is added. – equilibrium position will shift to right.


b. NO(g) is added. – equilibrium position will shift to left.
c. NOCl(g) is removed. – equilibrium position will shift to left.
d. Cl2(g) is removed. – equilibrium position will shift to right.
e. The container volume is decreased. – there will be no shift in direction.
Evaluation

After this lesson, let us now check your understanding of the Le Châtelier’s principle

1. Arsenic can be extracted from its ores by first reacting the ore with oxygen
(called roasting) to form solid As4O6, which is then reduced using carbon:
As4O6(s) + 6C(s) ⇌ As4(g) + 6CO(g)

Predict the direction of the shift of the equilibrium position in response to each of
the following changes in conditions.

a. Addition of carbon monoxide –


The equilibrium position will shift to the left.

b. Addition or removal of carbon or tetraarsenic hexoxide (As4O6) –


There will be no shift because pure solid does not affect the
equilibrium position.

c. Removal of gaseous arsenic (As4) –


The equilibrium position will shift to the right.

2. For each of the following reactions, predict how the value of K changes as
the temperature is increased.

A. N2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2NO(g) ΔH° = 181 kJ

B. 2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2SO3(g) ΔH° = -198 kJ

A) Heat is written as our reactant (heat + N2 + O2), equilibrium position


will shift right, and the value of K increases.

B) Heat is written as our product (2SO3 + heat), equilibrium position will


shift left, and the value of K dereases.

3. How will an increase in temperature affect each of the following equilibria?


How will a decrease in the volume of the reaction vessel affect each?

A. 2H2O(g) ⇌ 2H2(g) + O2(g) ΔH° = 484 kJ


B. N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g)

C. 2Br(g) ⇌ Br2(g)
ΔH° = -92.2 kJ

ΔH° = -224 kJ

a). The reaction is endothermic, so the equilibrium position will shift right. The
decrease/change in volume; same number of moles does not affect the
equilibrium position.

b). The reaction is exothermic, so the equilibrium position will shift left. The
decrease/change in volume; equilibrium position will shift to right because the
products are favored.

c). The reaction is exothermic, so the equilibrium position will shift left. The
decrease/change in volume does not affect the equilibrium position because it
has same number of moles.

4. Consider the following exothermic reaction at equilibrium:


N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g)

Predict how the following changes affect the number of moles of each component of
the system after equilibrium is reestablished by completing the table below. Complete
the table with the terms increase, decrease, or no change.

N2 H2 NH3
Add N2(g) Increase Decrease Increase
Remove H2(g) Increase Decrease Decrease
Add NH3(g) Increase Increase Increase
Increase the temperature Increase Increase Decrease
Decrease the volume (constant T) Decrease Decrease Increase
Add a catalyst No change No change No change

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