Which of the following will permanently change the ratio of products to reactants in an equilibrium mixture for a chemical reaction involving gaseous species?(a) increasing the temperature (b) adding a catalyst(c) addition of gaseous reactants(d) answers a and c(e) answers b and c
a) increasing the temperature
Explanation
aA + bB <-----> cC + dD
Equillibrium constant , K = [C]c[D]d/[A]a[B]b
if gaseous reactants added more products also form, so the equillibrium constant will not change
if Catalyst added it will increase the rate of reaction but it will not change the rate of reaction
Temperature(T) related to the equillibrium constant by the following equation
∆G° = - RTlnK
where,
∆G° = standard free energy change
R = gas constant
So , when temperature changed equillibrium constant also changed
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