Introduction to Le Chatelier's Principle
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What happens to equilibrium when inert gas is added?
For conversion C (graphite ) ⟶ C (diamond ) the ΔS is
Zero
Unknown
Negative
Positive
Le-chatelier principle is applicable
Both for physical and chemical equilibrium
Only for chemical equilibrium
Only for physical equilibrium
Neither for physical nor for chemical equilibrium.
- Decrease
- Increase
- Unaffected
- Can not be described without the value of Kp
COCl2(g)⇌CO(g)+Cl2(g)
The equilibrium concentration of [COCl2] was found to be 0.4 M. If an excess of COCl2 is added to the system, the equilibrium reestablishes and [COCl2] becomes 1.6 M. What is the equilibrium concentration of [CO]?
- Half of the former value
- Thrice of the former value
- Remains unaltered
- Twice of the former value
According to Le-chatelier principle, if heat is given to solid-liquid system,
then
Quantity of liquid will reduce
Quantity of solid will reduce
Increase in temperature
Decrease in temperature
Following gaseous reaction is undergoing in a vessel C2H4 + H2 ⇌ C2H6; ΔH = −32.7Kcal. Which will increase the equilibrium concentration of C2H6 ?
Increase of temperature
By reducing temperature
By removing some hydrogen
By adding some C2H6
How Does Temperature Change Equilibrium?
6. Write one of the reaction for each of the following characteristics :
(e) Evolution of heat
- More water will form
- More ice will form
- There will be no effect over equilibrium
Water will decompose in H2and O2
When hydrochloric acid is added to cobalt nitrate solution at room temperature, the following reaction takes place and the reaction mixture becomes blue. On cooling the mixture, it becomes pink. On the basis of this information mark the correct answer.
None of these
- Temperature and pressure
Temperature only
- Pressure only
- Temperature, pressure and catalyst
H2 + S ⇌ H2S + Energy
What would shift the equilibrium to the right?
adding hydrogen sulphide gas
adding heat
removing hydrogen
removing hydrogen sulphide gas
PCl5(g)⇌PCl3(g)+Cl2(g)
If the equilibrium concentration of PCl5(g) is doubled, the concentration of Cl2(g) will be
- 12 of original value
- 14 of original value
- 18 of original value
- None of these
For thedecomposition reaction 4HNO3 (g) ⇋ 4NO2 (g) + 2H2 O (g) + O2 (g) if we start with only the reactant HNO3 and p = equilibrium pressure, the equilibrium constant Kp is:
=
= 1024
= 7
=
A2(g) + B2(g) ⇌ X2(g) △rH= -X kJ
- High temperature and high pressure
- Low temperature and low pressure
- Low temperature and high pressure
- High temperature and low pressure
CH4(g)+H2O(g)⇌CO(g)+3H2(g)
(a) Write as expression for Kp for the above reaction.
(b) How will the values of Kp and composition of equilibrium mixture be affected by
(i) increasing the pressure,
(ii) Increasing the temperature and
(iii) Using a catalyst?
For the reaction H2 (g) + I2 (g) ⇋ 2HI(g)the equilibrium constant Kp changes with
the amounts of and present
temperature
Total pressure
catalyst
PCl5(g)⇌PCl3(g)+Cl2(g)
CO(g)+Cl2(g)⇌COCl2(g)
If some Ni(s) is introduced in the container forming Ni(CO)4(g) then at new equilibrium:
- PCl3 concentration will increase
- PCl3 concentration will decrease
- Cl2 concentration will remain same
- CO concentration will remain same
[Co(H2O)6]3+(aq)pink +4Cl−(aq) ⇋ [CoCl4]2−(aq)blue+ 6H2O(l)
- △ H> o for the reaction
- △ H< o for the reaction
- △ H= o for the reaction
- The sign of △ H canot be predicted on the basis of this information
- High concentration of reactants
- Low temperature and high pressure
- Continuous removal of ammonia
- All of these
- Forward reaction is favoured
- Backward reaction is favoured
- No effect
- None of the above
Ice and water are placed in a closed container at a pressure of 1 atm and temperature 273.15 K. If pressure of the system is increased to 2 atm while keeping temperature constant, which of the following would be the correct observation ?
The liquid phase disppears completely
The amount of ice decreases
The solid phase (ice) disappears completely
Volume of the system increases
- Low temperature and low pressure
- High temperature and low pressure
- High temperature and high pressure
- Low temperature and high pressure