How is Boyle's Law related to Haber's Process ?
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Explanation:
LeChâtelier's Principle
When a stress is placed on a system at equilibrium, the reaction will shift to counteract the effect of the stress in order to return to equilibrium.
There are 4 variables which can be changed to effect a system at equilibrium
Concentration
Pressure
Volume
Temperature
Let's follow the effects of these variables on the Haber Process Reaction
Haber Process - An industrial process used to make ammonia gas from nitrogen and hydrogen gas.
The negativeH indicates that this reaction is exothermic, that is, heat is released in this reaction.
Concentration
If the concentration of a reactant or product is INCREASED, the reaction will shift toward the opposite side of where the increase occurs. This causes the added substance to be used up.
Add N2 (reactant) shift RIGHT (toward products)
Add H2 (reactant) shift RIGHT (toward products)
Add NH3 (product) shift LEFT (toward reactants)
When the concentration of a reactant or product is DECREASED, the reaction will shift toward the same side as where the decrease occurs. This causes more of that substance to be produced to replace what was removed.
Remove N2 (reactant) shift LEFT (toward reacants)
Remove H2 (reactant) shift LEFT (toward reactants)
Remove NH3 (product) shift RIGHT (toward products