Chapter 15.4, Problem 2PE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The direction of the given net reaction proceed to reach equilibrium has to be predicted.

Concept introduction:

Law of mass action: The rate of chemical reaction is directly proportional to the product of concentrations of reactant to products.

  $\begin{array}{l}\text{aA}\text{+}\text{bB}\to \text{cC}\text{+}\text{dD}\\ \\ {\text{K}}_{eq}\text{=}\frac{{\left[\text{C}\right]}^{\text{c}}{\left[\text{D}\right]}^{\text{d}}}{{\left[\text{A}\right]}^{\text{a}}{\left[\text{B}\right]}^{\text{b}}}\text{for}\text{aqueous}\\ \\ {\text{K}}_{\text{eq}}\text{=}\frac{{\left({\text{P}}_{\text{C}}\right)}^{\text{c}}{\left({\text{P}}_{\text{D}}\right)}^{\text{d}}}{{\left({\text{P}}_{\text{A}}\right)}^{\text{a}}{\left({\text{P}}_{\text{B}}\right)}^{\text{b}}}\text{for}\text{gases}\\ \end{array}$

Le-Chatelier’s principle: If an external stress is applied to a system at equilibrium, the system adjusts in such a way that the stress is partially offset as the system reaches a new equilibrium position.