Chapter 15, Problem 70E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The effect of each of given changes in volume of following reaction at equilibrium to be predicted.

$\text{CO}\left(\text{g}\right){\text{ + H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}\left(\text{g}\right)\underset{}{\overset{}{\rightleftarrows }}{\text{ CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right){\text{ + H}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right)$

Concept Introduction:

The state of the reaction mixture at which rate of forward reaction is equal to the rate of backward reaction is known as equilibrium state of a reaction.

The inverse relation between the volume and the pressure. If volume increase pressure will decrease and if volume decrease pressure will increase.

$\text{P }\propto \frac{\text{1}}{\text{V}}$

If volume increases, the equilibrium reaction mixture will shift towards the side of higher number of moles. And if volume decreases, the equilibrium reaction mixture will shift towards the side of lesser number of moles.