IF you have an equilibrium reaction with NO2 as the reactant and N2O4 as teh product, which way will the reaction move if one of the substances is removed? Like if you remove the reactant what will happen and if you rmove the product what will happen? Which way will the reaction run and why?
2007-05-14 08:50:45 · 3 answers · asked by Bri 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Think of it as a balance. At equilibrium the amount of the reactant and the amount of the product are in balance with one another. Now, like on a scale, if you were to remove some mass from one side of the scale it would tip toward to other side. The same holds here. For example, by removing some product there is suddenly an excess of reactant. So for the system to reequilibriate more product must be produced. The opposite being that if reactant is removed the reaction will move in the opposite direction, producing more reactant. The system will respond to "re-balance" itself.
2007-05-14 08:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by mark r 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2NO2 <===> N2O4
If you take away NO2, N2O4 will decompose to form more NO2. If you take away N2O4, NO2 will dimerize to make more N2O4. If you put a strain on an equiluibrium, the equilibrium reaction will shift in such a way as to relieve the strain.
2007-05-14 16:01:38 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-05-14 15:55:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋