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Important
This isn't in any way an explanation of why the position of
equilibrium moves in the ways described. All Le Chatelier's
Principle gives you is a quick way of working out what happens.
Note: If you know about equilibrium constants, you will find a
more detailed explanation of the effect of a change of
concentration by following this link. If you don't know anything
about equilibrium constants, you should ignore this link.
If you choose to follow it, return to this page via the BACK
button on your browser or via the equilibrium menu.
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Important
Again, this isn't an explanation of why the position of equilibrium
moves in the ways described. You will find a rather mathematical
treatment of the explanation by following the link below.
Note: You will find a detailed explanation by following this
link. If you don't know anything about equilibrium constants
(particularly Kp), you should ignore this link. The same thing
applies if you don't like things to be too mathematical! If you
are a UK A' level student, you won't need this explanation.
If you choose to follow the link, return to this page via the
BACK button on your browser or via the equilibrium menu.
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For this, you need to know whether heat is given out or absorbed
during the reaction. Assume that our forward reaction is
exothermic (heat is evolved):
This shows that 250 kJ is evolved (hence the negative sign) when
1 mole of A reacts completely with 2 moles of B. For reversible
reactions, the value is always given as if the reaction was one-way
in the forward direction.
The back reaction (the conversion of C and D into A and B) would
be endothermic by exactly the same amount.
Summary
Increasing the temperature of a system in dynamic
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Important
Again, this isn't in any way an explanation of why the position of
equilibrium moves in the ways described. It is only a way of helping
you to work out what happens.
Note: I am not going to attempt an explanation of this
anywhere on the site. To do it properly is far too difficult for
this level. It is possible to come up with an explanation of
sorts by looking at how the rate constants for the forward and
back reactions change relative to each other by using the
Arrhenius equation, but this isn't a standard way of doing it,
and is liable to confuse those of you going on to do a
Chemistry degree. If you aren't going to do a Chemistry
degree, you won't need to know about this anyway!
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