Can someone please help and show me two different way to solve this problem (a,
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Question
Can someone please help and show me two different way to solve this problem (a, b, and c) please?
many thanks in advance
The overall reaction for photosynthesis can be represented by:
6 CO2 (g) + 6 H2O (l) C6H12O6 (s) + 6 O2 (g)
What happens to the equilibrium if you
(1) remove one-half of the C6H12O6?
(2) increase the pressure of O2? and
(3) remove CO2 by reaction with CaO?
Explanation / Answer
6 CO2 (g) + 6 H2O (l) -------> C6H12O6 (s) + 6 O2 (g) FORWARD REACTION C6H12O6 (s) + 6 O2 (g) ------->6 CO2 (g) + 6 H2O (l) BACKWARD(reverse) REACTION (1) if we remove half of the C6H12O6 then the equilibrium will be unbalanced the reaction try to achieve equilibrium once again and so the reaction will proceed in the FORWARD DIRECTION. (2) If the pressure of O2 is increased the equilibrium will be disturbed and the reaction take place in BACKWARD DIRECTION to establish equilibrium once again. (3) If we remove CO2 the BACKWARD DIRECTION reaction take place to establish equilibrium once again.