Le chateliers principle - Revision history

Nnjm2 at 20:01, 6 December 2018

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	~~ ~~Le Chatelier's Principle states that an equilibrium's position will shift to counteract any constraints put upon it.		Le Chatelier's Principle states that an [[Equilibrium\|equilibrium's]] position will shift to counteract any constraints put upon it.

	This principle can be used to predict the outcome of applying a change in condition to a reaction for example:		This principle can be used to predict the outcome of applying a change in condition to a reaction for example:

	~~<u>~~Increasing Temperature:~~</u>~~		=== Increasing Temperature: ===

	For a reaction [P] ⇌ [R]		For a reaction [P] ⇌ [R]

	If the forward reaction is [~~https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki/index.php/Exothermic_reaction~~ exothermic] it releases energy as products are formed. Increasing temperature will cause the equilibrium position to shift to the left to counteract this change and remove the increase in temperature from the system by taking in energy [P] -> [R].		If the forward reaction is [[exothermic\|exothermic]] it releases energy as products are formed. Increasing temperature will cause the equilibrium position to shift to the left to counteract this change and remove the increase in temperature from the system by taking in energy [P] -> [R].

	~~<u>~~Increasing Pressure~~:</u>~~		=== Increasing Pressure ===

	For a reaction [P](g) ⇌ 2[R](g)		For a reaction [P](g) ⇌ 2[R](g)

	The forward reaction increases pressure as there are a greater number of gaseous moles on the RHS (right-hand side) of the equilibrium. Therefore, if the pressure of the system increases the equilibrium position will shift to the left to counteract the change (reduce system pressure)		The forward reaction increases pressure as there are a greater number of gaseous moles on the RHS (right-hand side) of the equilibrium. Therefore, if the pressure of the system increases the equilibrium position will shift to the left to counteract the change (reduce system pressure)

170285568: I have updated the page showing how you can use Le Chatelier's principle to predict the outcome of applying different constraints to a reaction

2018-12-06T14:29:46Z

I have updated the page showing how you can use Le Chatelier's principle to predict the outcome of applying different constraints to a reaction

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	Le Chatelier's Principle states that an equilibrium's position will shift to counteract any constraints put upon it.		Le Chatelier's Principle states that an equilibrium's position will shift to counteract any constraints put upon it.

			This principle can be used to predict the outcome of applying a change in condition to a reaction for example:

			<u>Increasing Temperature:</u>

			For a reaction [P] ⇌ [R]

			If the forward reaction is [https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki/index.php/Exothermic_reaction exothermic] it releases energy as products are formed. Increasing temperature will cause the equilibrium position to shift to the left to counteract this change and remove the increase in temperature from the system by taking in energy [P] -> [R].

			<u>Increasing Pressure:</u>

			For a reaction [P](g) ⇌ 2[R](g)

			The forward reaction increases pressure as there are a greater number of gaseous moles on the RHS (right-hand side) of the equilibrium. Therefore, if the pressure of the system increases the equilibrium position will shift to the left to counteract the change (reduce system pressure)

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 Le Chatelier's Principle states that an equilibrium's position will shift to counteract any constraints put upon it.