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: 17.76

Answer

(a) Temperature must be low in order to favor $SO_3$ production. Higher pressure. (b) $O_2$ is a reactant, so its addition decreases Q. The K is not affected by concentrations. (c) Since the temperature is low, the rate of the reaction is probably low, which means a slow reaction. The catalyst is used in order to accelerate the reaction.

Work Step by Step

(a) The reaction is exothermic (negative delta H), therefore, heat is a product, and temperature must be low in order to favor $SO_3$ production. Reactants: 1.5 mol of gas; Products: 1 mol of gas. In order to favor products, the volume must be low, which means a high pressure. (b) $O_2$ is a reactant, so its addition decreases Q. The K is not affected by concentrations. (c) Since the temperature is low, the rate of the reaction is probably low, which means a slow reaction. The catalyst is used in order to accelerate the reaction.
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