For the reaction, #"CaCO"_3"(s)" ⇌ "CaO(s) + CO"_2"(g)"#,what will happen in each of the followig cases?
(a) you add some carbon dioxide
(b) you lower the pressure
(c) you remove some calcium oxide
(d) you increase the volume
(a) you add some carbon dioxide
(b) you lower the pressure
(c) you remove some calcium oxide
(d) you increase the volume
1 Answer
Here's what I get.
Explanation:
This is an exercise on Le Châtelier's Principle, which states that
When a stress is applied to a system at equilibrium, the system will respond in such a way as to relieve the stress.
The system at equilibrium is
Adding
The system will respond to remove
The position of equilibrium will move to the left and the mass of
Lowering the pressure
The system will try to increase the pressure by producing more
The position of equilibrium will move to the right and the mass of
Removing some
Changing the amount of a solid has no effect on the position of equilibrium.
The mass of
Increasing the volume
Increasing the volume will decrease the pressure of
The system will try to increase the pressure by producing more
The position of equilibrium will move to the right and the mass of
