Methane and chlorine react to form chloroform and hydrogen chloride, like this: CH,(9)+3C1,(9) – CHCI,(g)+3HC1(9) The reaction is exothermic. Suppose a mixture of CH,, C1,, CHC1, and HC1 has come to equilibrium in a closed reaction vessel. Predict what change, if any, the perturbations in the table below will cause in the composition of the mixture in the vessel. Also decide whether the equilibrium shifts to the right or left. perturbation change in composition shift in equilibrium to the right The temperature is lowered. to the left The pressure of CHCI, will ? (none) to the right to the left The temperature is raised. The pressure of CH. will (none)
Methane and chlorine react to form chloroform and hydrogen chloride, like this: CH,(9)+3C1,(9) – CHCI,(g)+3HC1(9) The reaction is exothermic. Suppose a mixture of CH,, C1,, CHC1, and HC1 has come to equilibrium in a closed reaction vessel. Predict what change, if any, the perturbations in the table below will cause in the composition of the mixture in the vessel. Also decide whether the equilibrium shifts to the right or left. perturbation change in composition shift in equilibrium to the right The temperature is lowered. to the left The pressure of CHCI, will ? (none) to the right to the left The temperature is raised. The pressure of CH. will (none)
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Transcribed Image Text:Methane and chlorine react to form chloroform and hydrogen chloride, like this:
CH,(9)+3C1,(9) – CHCI,(g)+3HC1(9)
The reaction is exothermic. Suppose a mixture of CH,, C1,, CHC1, and HC1 has come to equilibrium in a closed reaction vessel. Predict what change, if any,
the perturbations in the table below will cause in the composition of the mixture in the vessel. Also decide whether the equilibrium shifts to the right or left.
perturbation
change in composition
shift in equilibrium
to the right
The temperature is
lowered.
to the left
The pressure of CHCI, will ?
(none)
to the right
to the left
The temperature is raised. The pressure of CH. will
(none)
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