Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007351117X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-117-7

Chapter 17 - Problems - Page 772: 17.67

Answer

(a) All concentrations will stay the same. (b) $H_2$ and $O_2$ concentrations decrease, and $H_2O$ concentration will remain constant, since it is a liquid.

Work Step by Step

Decreasing the volume of the container shifts the equilibrium toward the side with less moles of gas. (a) Reactants: 2 moles of gas; Products: 2 moles of gas. The volume does not affect equilibrium. All concentrations will stay the same. (b) Reactants: 3 moles of gas; Products: 0 moles of gas. Products are favored. $H_2$ and $O_2$ concentrations decrease, and $H_2O$ concentration will remain constant, since it is a liquid.
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