Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will increasing the volume of the reaction mixture have on the system?2 H2S(g) + 3 O2(g) 2 H2O(g) + 2 SO2(g)The equilibrium constant will increase.The reaction will shift to the left in the direction of reactants.No effect will be observed.The equilibrium constant will decrease.The reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.
Question
Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will increasing the volume of the reaction mixture have on the system?2 H2S(g) + 3 O2(g) 2 H2O(g) + 2 SO2(g)The equilibrium constant will increase.The reaction will shift to the left in the direction of reactants.No effect will be observed.The equilibrium constant will decrease.The reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.
Solution
The reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.
This is because according to Le Chatelier's principle, if a dynamic equilibrium is disturbed by changing the conditions, the position of equilibrium moves to counteract the change. In this case, increasing the volume of the reaction mixture decreases the pressure. The system counteracts this by favoring the reaction that produces more moles of gas, which is the forward reaction (right side). Therefore, the reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.
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