For the industrail prepartion of methane: CO (g) +3 H 2 (g) CH 4 (g) +H 2 O (g)
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For the industrail prepartion of methane: CO (g) +3 H2 (g) CH4 (g) +H2O (g) After reaching equilibrium, what will happen if wedecrease the conenteration of carbon monoxide(CO)? A. More methane will be forme B. More water will be formed C. The reaction will shift to the right D. The reaction will shift to the left E. Nothing will change the equilibriummixture. For the industrail prepartion of methane: CO (g) +3 H2 (g) CH4 (g) +H2O (g) After reaching equilibrium, what will happen if wedecrease the conenteration of carbon monoxide(CO)? A. More methane will be forme B. More water will be formed C. The reaction will shift to the right D. The reaction will shift to the left E. Nothing will change the equilibriummixture.Explanation / Answer
Remember, you are removing CO once the reaction has reachedequilibrium, which means the amount of reactant is balanced withthe amount of product. Since the reaction can go both ways, if you remove some of thereactant, you will unbalance the reaction. You now have lessreactant than you should. The reaction will seek to regain equilibrium by making morereactants, and thus it shifts to the left. I hope this helps. Steve