Question

The formation of the iron(III) thiocyanate complex ion is an exothermic equilibrium system. For each change to the system, indicate how the concentration of each species in the chemical equation will change to reestablish equilibrium. An up arrow indicates an increase in concentration, a down arrow indicates a decrease in concentration, and leaving it blank means there is no change in the concentration.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The equation for the formation of iron(III) thiocyanate complex ion is

Fe³⁺ + SCN⁻ ⇄ Fe(SCN)²⁺

Three factors affect the equilibrium of a reaction

• temperature
• pressure (in gases)
• concentration

Since the formation of Fe(SCN)²⁺ is an exothermic reaction (delta H is negative); an increase in temperature will favor the backward reaction and more reactants will be produced. When the temperature is however reduced, the forward reaction will be favored and more products will be produced.

When the concentration of the reactants increases, the forward reaction is favored and hence more Fe(SCN)²⁺ is produced. However, when the concentration of Fe(SCN)²⁺ decreases, the backward reaction is favored and more reactants are produced.