factors effecting le chatliers principle?
Answers
1. Temperature
2. Pressure
3. concentration
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Answer to your question:
❤Change in concentration:
According to Le-Chatelier’s principle, we can predict that there is a shift in equilibrium when it’s is disturbed by addition or removal of reactants or products.
The concentration of the reactants or products added is relieved by the reaction which consumes the substance which is added.
The concentration of reactants or products removed is relieved by the reaction which is in the direction that replenishes the substance which is removed.
❤Change in pressure:
Change in pressure happens due to the change in the volume. If there is a change in pressure it can affect the gaseous reaction as the total number of gaseous reactants and products are now different. According to Le Chatelier’s principle, in heterogeneous equilibrium, the change of pressure in both liquids and solids can be ignored because the volume is independent of pressure.
❤Change in Temperature:
The effect of temperature on equilibrium depends upon the sign of ΔH of the reaction and follows Le-Chatelier’s Principle.
As temperature increases the equilibrium constant of an exothermic reaction decreases.
In an endothermic reaction the equilibrium constant increases with increase in temperature.
As per Le Chatelier’s principle, the equilibrium shifts towards the reactant side when the temperature increases in case of exothermic reactions, for endothermic reactions the equilibrium shifts towards the product side with an increase in temperature.
❤Effect of a Catalyst:
A catalyst does not affect the equilibrium of a system. It only speeds up a reaction.
❤Effect of addition of an Inert Gas:
When an inert gas like argon is added to a constant volume it does not take part in the reaction so the equilibrium remains undisturbed.
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