4. Which of the following methods of preserving food keeps food for long without going bad by making bacteria inactive? A. Freez
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Answer:
(a) Increasing the temperature adds heat which is a reactant shifting the equilibrium rightwards.
(b) Pressure has no effect since the change in the number of moles is zero.
Explanation:
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In this case, one could represent the given reaction as:
Since it is endothermic. Thus, solving the (a) statement, one identifies the heat as a reagent, that is why the reaction cools down as it progress, therefore, by increasing the temperature, heat is added, that is, a reagent is added, which shifts the equilibrium rightwards, in other words, more NO is produced so its concentration increases.
Furthermore, for the (b) statement, since the change in the number of moles is zero, based on the stoichiometric coefficients as shown below:
Such value implies that the pressure has no effect on the concentration, taking into account the following form of the law of mass action:
Thus, since ,
, so no effect in concentration is due to the pressure.
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