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A chemical engineer is studying the following reaction:
H₂(g) + Cl₂(g) → 2 HCl(g)
At the temperature the engineer picks, the equilibrium constant K for this reaction is 0.33.
The engineer charges ("fills") three reaction vessels with hydrogen and chlorine, and lets the reaction begin. She then measures the composition of the mixture
inside each vessel from time to time. Her first set of measurements are shown in the table below.
Predict the changes in the compositions the engineer should expect next time she measures the compositions.
reaction
vessel
A
B
с
compound
H₂
C1₂
HC1
H₂
CL,
HCl
H₂
CL₂2
HC1
pressure
4.42 atm
5.14 atm
1.90 atm
3.61 atm
4.33 atm
3.53 atm
4.59 atm
5.31 atm
1.57 atm
expected change in pressure
↑ increase
↑ increase
↑ increase
↑ increase
↑ increase
↑ increase
↑ increase
↑ increase
↑ increase
↓ decrease
↓decrease
↓ decrease
↓ decrease
↓ decrease
↓ decrease
↓decrease
↓decrease
↓ decrease
(no change)
(no change)
(no change)
(no change)
(no change)
(no change)
(no change)
(no change)
(no change)
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Transcribed Image Text:A chemical engineer is studying the following reaction: H₂(g) + Cl₂(g) → 2 HCl(g) At the temperature the engineer picks, the equilibrium constant K for this reaction is 0.33. The engineer charges ("fills") three reaction vessels with hydrogen and chlorine, and lets the reaction begin. She then measures the composition of the mixture inside each vessel from time to time. Her first set of measurements are shown in the table below. Predict the changes in the compositions the engineer should expect next time she measures the compositions. reaction vessel A B с compound H₂ C1₂ HC1 H₂ CL, HCl H₂ CL₂2 HC1 pressure 4.42 atm 5.14 atm 1.90 atm 3.61 atm 4.33 atm 3.53 atm 4.59 atm 5.31 atm 1.57 atm expected change in pressure ↑ increase ↑ increase ↑ increase ↑ increase ↑ increase ↑ increase ↑ increase ↑ increase ↑ increase ↓ decrease ↓decrease ↓ decrease ↓ decrease ↓ decrease ↓ decrease ↓decrease ↓decrease ↓ decrease (no change) (no change) (no change) (no change) (no change) (no change) (no change) (no change) (no change)
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