Chapter 6, Problem 67E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:Whether smell of ammonia will increase or decrease as temperature of endothermic reaction is increased in below reaction is to be determined.

  ${\left({\text{NH}}_{\text{4}}\right)}_{\text{2}}{\text{CO}}_{\text{3}}\left(s\right)\rightleftharpoons 2{\text{NH}}_3\left(g\right)+{\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(g\right)+{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}\left(g\right)$

Concept introduction: In accordance to Le Chatelier’s principle change in reaction condition brings changes in position of equilibrium and shifts equilibrium in that direction that tends to decrease the change. It states that for an endothermic reaction increase in temperature tends to shift equilibrium in forward direction and for exothermic reaction it shifts in backward direction.