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3 years ago

An unbalanced chemical equation is shown:

Chemistry

1 answer:

Lerok [7]3 years ago

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Answer:- a) Two molecules should decompose to form the given products.

Explanations:- The given equation is: $H_2O_2\rightarrow 2H_2O+O_2$

A balanced equation must have equal number of atoms of each element. If we look at the given reaction then hydrogen peroxide is decomposing to give water and oxygen gas. Also, if we look at the H and O then left side has two H and two O where as the right side has four H and four O.

Neither H nor O is balanced. Left side has exactly half H and O as compared to the right side and so to balance this we need to multiply hydrogen peroxide by two.

The balanced equation will be:

$2H_2O_2\rightarrow 2H_2O+O_2$

Hence, choice a is correct. "Two $H_2O_2$ molecules should decompose to form the given products."

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The equilibrium constant is the ratio of the product of the concentrations of the products, at equilibrium, each raised to its stoichiometric coefficient, to the product of the concentrations of the reactants, at the equilibrium, each raised to its stoichiometric coefficient.

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a. Increase [B]

Rightward shift

Since, by assumption, the temperature of the reaction is the same, the equilibrium constant $K_{c}$ is the same, meaning that an increase in the concentration of the species B must cause a rightward shift to increase the concentration of the species C, such that the ratio expressed by the equilibrium constant remains unchanged.

b. Increase [A]

Rightward shift.

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c. Increase [C]

Leftward shift.

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d. Decrease [A]

Leftward shift.

This is the opposite change to the case {b), thus it will cause the opposite effect.

e. Decrease[B]

Leftward shift.

This is the opposite to case (a), thus it will cause the opposite change.

f. Decrease [C]

Rightward shift.

This is the opposite to case (c), thus it will cause the opposite change.

g. Double [A] and reduce [B] to one half

No shift

You need to perform some calculations and determine the reaction coefficient, $Q_c$ to compare with the equilibrium constant $K_{c}$ .

The expression for $Q_c$ has the same form of the equation for $K_{c}$ . but the it uses the inital concentrations instead of the equilibrium concentrations.

$Q{c}=\frac{[C(aq)]^5}{[A(aq)]^2\cdot [B(aq)]^2}$

Doubling [A] and reducing [B] to one half would leave the product of [A]² by [B]² unchanged, thus $Q_c$ will be equal to $K_{c}$ .

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h. Double both [B] and [C]

Rightward shift.

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Rightwardshift: (a), (b), (f) and (h)

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