Consider the reversible gas-phase reaction represented by the equation below:
Which of the following conditions will shift the position of equilibrium to favor the yield of nitrogen dioxide ()?
- Increasing the temperature of the reaction vesselCevap
- BAdding a platinum catalyst to the equilibrium mixture
- CIncreasing the total pressure on the equilibrium system
- DDecreasing the volume of the reaction container at constant temperature
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Increasing the temperature of the reaction vessel
Because the forward reaction absorbs heat (endothermic, ), an increase in temperature shifts the position of dynamic equilibrium toward the right (forward direction) to absorb the excess thermal energy, thereby increasing the equilibrium yield of nitrogen dioxide ().
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Le Chatelier's Principle and Temperature Perturbation