Chapter 15, Problem 95E

This reaction is exothermic.

${\text{C}}_2{\text{H}}_4(g)+{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}(g)\rightleftharpoons {\text{C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}(g)$

If you were a chemist trying to maximize the amount of ${\text{C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}$ produced, which of the following might you try? Assume that the reaction mixture reaches equilibrium.

a. increasing the reaction volume

b. removing ${\text{C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}{\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}$ from the reaction mixture as it forms

c. lowering the reaction temperature

d. adding ${\text{Cl}}_{\text{2}}$