Methanol, CH3OH, is manufactured industrially by the reaction CO(g) + 2H2 (g) = CH3OH(g) A gaseous mixture at 500 K is 0.020M CH3OH, 0.10MCO, and 0.10MH2. What will be the direction of reaction if this mixture goes to equilibrium? The equilibrium constant Ke equals 10.5 at 500 K.
Methanol, CH3OH, is manufactured industrially by the reaction CO(g) + 2H2 (g) = CH3OH(g) A gaseous mixture at 500 K is 0.020M CH3OH, 0.10MCO, and 0.10MH2. What will be the direction of reaction if this mixture goes to equilibrium? The equilibrium constant Ke equals 10.5 at 500 K.
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![Methanol, CH3OH, is manufactured industrially by the reaction
CO(g) + 2H2 (g) = CH3OH(g)
A gaseous mixture at 500 K is 0.020M CH3OH, 0.10MCO, and 0.10MH2. What will be
the direction of reaction if this mixture goes to equilibrium? The equilibrium constant Ke
equals 10.5 at 500 K.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcdb1ced3-62cc-49ba-a92a-edb14fa31332%2Fcfd42353-39cf-46f2-890d-4fce443b9796%2Fgn89c2e_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Methanol, CH3OH, is manufactured industrially by the reaction
CO(g) + 2H2 (g) = CH3OH(g)
A gaseous mixture at 500 K is 0.020M CH3OH, 0.10MCO, and 0.10MH2. What will be
the direction of reaction if this mixture goes to equilibrium? The equilibrium constant Ke
equals 10.5 at 500 K.
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