
Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The reason that increasing the temperature for an exothermic process tend to favour the conversion of products back into reactants has to be explained.
Concept Introduction:
Le Chatelier's principle states that when there is change in temperature, pressure or concentration of reactants or products in a equilibrium reaction, the equilibrium shifts in such a way as to nullify the effect.

Answer to Problem 58A
In an exothermic process, the heat is produced and this heat increases the temperature, and further increasing the temperature will favour the reaction to shift backward to reduce the stress in accordance with Le Chatelier's principle and shift the conversion of products back into reactants.
Explanation of Solution
When a system is at equilibrium and it is subjected to any change like concentration, temperature and pressure, the equilibrium tends to shift in the direction to reduce that change. When temperature is increased in an exothermic process in which heat is evolved that raises the temperature, according to the Le Chatelier’s principle the equilibrium will shift in the direction that lowers the temperature to keep the equilibrium constant. Therefore, according to the Le Chatelier’s principle increasing the temperature for an exothermic process tend to favour the conversion of products back into reactants
Chapter 17 Solutions
World of Chemistry
- How many chiral centers are there in the following molecule? HO 0 1 ○ 2 ♡ 4 'N'arrow_forwardThe following chemical structure represents a molecule of what molecular formula?arrow_forwardWhich region(s) of the following phospholipid is/are hydrophobic? RO I hydro-water phobic-dislikes = Hydrophobic dislikes water ○ I only Il only I and III only II and IV only O II, III, and IV only III || IVarrow_forward
- ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305957404Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCostePublisher:Cengage LearningChemistryChemistryISBN:9781259911156Author:Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby ProfessorPublisher:McGraw-Hill EducationPrinciples of Instrumental AnalysisChemistryISBN:9781305577213Author:Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. CrouchPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Organic ChemistryChemistryISBN:9780078021558Author:Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.Publisher:McGraw-Hill EducationChemistry: Principles and ReactionsChemistryISBN:9781305079373Author:William L. Masterton, Cecile N. HurleyPublisher:Cengage LearningElementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Bind...ChemistryISBN:9781118431221Author:Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau, Lisa G. BullardPublisher:WILEY





