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Introduction to Le Chatelier's Principle

CO +2 H 2… CH...

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CO + 2 H₂ -----> CH₃OH

Describe the effect of:

a) Addition of $H_{2}$
b) Addition of $C H_{3} O H$
c) Removal of CO
d) Removal of $C H_{3} O H$ on the equilibrium of the reaction:

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Solution

The balanced equation: CO + 2 H₂ -----> CH₃OH

(a) According to Le Chatelier’s principle, on addition of $H_{2}$ , the equilibrium of the given
reaction will shift in the forward direction.
(b) On addition of $C H_{3} O H$ , the equilibrium will shift in the backward direction.
(c) On removing CO, the equilibrium will shift in the backward direction.
(d) On removing $C H_{3} O H$ , the equilibrium will shift in the forward direction.

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