Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier's principle

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AS - Level Chemistry (6. Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier's principle) Karteikarten am Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier's principle, erstellt von Dolu Falowo am 05/03/2016.
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What is an irreversible reaction? Reactions where the reactants convert to products and where the products cannot convert back to the reactants.
What is a reversible reaction? Where the reactants are converted into products but the products are then converted back into the reactants.
What is dynamic equilibrium? -The concentrations of the reactants and products remain constant. -The forward and reverse reactions are proceeding at equal rates and occur at the same time.
What is a homogeneous reaction? Heterogeneous reaction? When all the reactants and products are in the same physical state. Reactants and products are in different physical states.
What conditions of a reaction affect the position of equilibrium? -Temperature -Pressure -Concentration
What is Le Chatelier's Principle? When a system in equilibrium is disturbed, the position of equilibrium will move in a direction to reduce the effect of the disturbance.
How does a change in pressure affect the position of equilibrium? An increase in pressure at constant temperature shifts the position of equilibrium to the side with a smaller gas volume (less gas moles) A decrease in pressure at constant temperature shifts the position of equilibrium to the side with a larger gas volume (more gas moles)
Why are high pressures not used in industrial reactions even when it may produce a high yield? (2) -It is expensive due to the cost of electrical pumps to apply the pressure and requires expensive strong-walled vessels and expensive valves and other equipment to withstand the pressure. -Higher pressures require safety controls due to the risk of explosion.
How does a change in temperature affect the position of equilibrium (if the forward reaction is exothermic)? -An increase in temperature would shift the position of equilibrium would move from right to left in the direction of the reverse endothermic reaction. -A decrease in temperature would shift the position of equilibrium from left to right in the direction of the forward exothermic reaction.
How does a change in temperature affect the position of equilibrium (if the forward reaction is endothermic)? -An increase in temperature would shift the position of equilibrium from left to right in the direction of the forward endothermic reaction. -A decrease in temperature would shift the position of equilibrium from right to left in the direction of the reverse exothermic reaction.
Why are compromise temperatures used? When a low temperature would increase the yield of a product, but the temperature shouldn't be too low to make the rate of reaction very slow. A compromise temperature is a compromise between rate and yield.
How does a change in concentration affect the position of equilibrium (at constant temperature and pressure)? - The equilibrium will adjust to replace any substance that has been removed or remove any substance that has been added. -Eg. adding more reactants increases the yield of the products. Equilibrium shifts from left to right. Adding more products increases the yield of the reactants. Equilibrium shifts from right to left.
How do catalysts affect the position of equilibrium? -It has no effect of the position of equilibrium -Allows the reaction to get to equilibrium faster. It increases the rate of the forward and reverse reactions equally so equilibrium is attained much more quickly in the presence of a catalyst.
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