3.3 - Pressure (for Gaseous Reactions)
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Practice Questions
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What happens to the equilibrium when the pressure is increased?
💡 Hint: Think about how gas volume and pressure relate.
Define Le Chatelier’s Principle.
💡 Hint: Consider how the principle applies to various stresses.
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What does increasing the pressure in a gaseous reaction do?
💡 Hint: Think about how gas laws relate.
True or False: Decreasing pressure in a reaction always favors product formation.
💡 Hint: Consider mole count between reactants and products.
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A factory uses the reaction 2CO(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2CO2(g) to produce carbon dioxide. Discuss how increasing and decreasing pressure would affect the reaction's equilibrium.
💡 Hint: Count moles of gas on both sides to determine the effect.
Explain how a chemical engineer might use knowledge of pressure effects in designing reactors for the Haber process.
💡 Hint: Consider the input and output gases in the Haber process.
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