What is the effect of increase in pressure in a reversible reaction
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Pressure. If the pressure of gaseous reactants is increased, there are more reactant particles for a given volume. There will be more collisions and so the reaction rate is increased. The higher the pressure of reactants, the faster the rate of a reaction will be.If the pressure is increased, the position of equilibrium moves in the direction of the fewest moles of gas. On the left, there are 3 moles of gas (1 + 2), but on the right there is only 1. Therefore, if the pressure is increased, the position of equilibrium will move to the right and more methanol will be produced.
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If the pressure is increased, the position of equilibrium moves in the direction of the fewest moles of gas. Therefore, if the pressure is increased, the position of equilibrium will move to the right and more methanol will be produced.
The effect of increasing pressure
In a reaction involving gases as reactants and/or products, increasing the pressure of the reaction mixture will cause the equilibrium position to move to the side with the fewest moles of gas, to reduce the pressure.