The following gases are in equilibrium in a sealed glass tube. 2 NO2 (g) = N204 (3) (brown) (colorless) Increasing the temperature makes the gas in the tube more intensely brown in color. Decreasing the temperature has the opposite effect. Based on this observation, the reaction shown must be... O neither exothermic nor endothermic O endothermic exothermic

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The following gases are in equilibrium in a sealed glass tube.
2 NO2 (g)
= N2O4 (g)
(brown)
(colorless)
Increasing the temperature makes the gas in the tube more
intensely brown in color. Decreasing the temperature has the
opposite effect.
Based on this observation, the reaction shown must be...
O neither exothermic nor endothermic
O endothermic
exothermic
Transcribed Image Text:The following gases are in equilibrium in a sealed glass tube. 2 NO2 (g) = N2O4 (g) (brown) (colorless) Increasing the temperature makes the gas in the tube more intensely brown in color. Decreasing the temperature has the opposite effect. Based on this observation, the reaction shown must be... O neither exothermic nor endothermic O endothermic exothermic
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