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AP 15.6, 15.7 Study Questions

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

1. The effect of a catalyst on a chemical reaction is to 3. In an exothermic equilibrium reaction, increasing

react with product, effectively removing it and the reaction temperature favors the formation of
shifting the equilibrium to the right. reactants.

2. At constant temperature, reducing the volume of a 4. Le Chatelier's principle states that if a system at
gaseous equilibrium mixture causes the reaction to equilibrium is disturbed, the equilibrium will shift
shift in the direction that increases the number of to minimize the disturbance.
moles of gas in the system.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

5. The equilibrium constant (Kp) for the 7. At 200°C, the equilibrium constant (Kp) for the
interconversion of PCl5 and PCl3 is 0.0121: reaction below is 2.40 × 103.

PCl5 (g) PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g) 2NO (g) N2 (g) + O2 (g)

A vessel is charged with PCl5, giving an initial A closed vessel is charged with 36.1 atm of NO.
pressure of 0.123 atm. At equilibrium, the partial At equilibrium, the partial pressure of O2 is
pressure of PCl3 is __________ atm. __________ atm.
a. 0.0782 a. 294
b. 0.0455 b. 35.7
c. 0.0908 c. 17.9
d. 0.0330 d. 6.00
e. 0.123 e. 1.50 × 10-2

6. Kp = 0.0198 at 721 K for the reaction

2HI (g) H2 (g) + I2 (g)

In a particular experiment, the partial pressures of

H2 and I2 at equilibrium are 0.710 and 0.888 atm,
respectively. The partial pressure of HI is
__________ atm.
a. 7.87
b. 1.98
c. 5.64
d. 0.125
e. 0.389

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8. At 400 K, the equilibrium constant for the reaction 11. Nitrosyl bromide decomposes according to the
following equation.
Br2 (g) + Cl2 (g) 2BrCl (g)
2NOBr (g) 2NO (g) + Br2 (g)
is Kp = 7.0. A closed vessel at 400 K is charged
with 1.00 atm of Br2 (g), 1.00 atm of Cl2 (g), and A sample of NOBr (0.64 mol) was placed in a
2.00 atm of BrCl (g). Use Q to determine which of 1.00-L flask containing no NO or Br2. At
the statements below is true. equilibrium the flask contained 0.46 mol of NOBr.
a. The equilibrium partial pressures of Br2, Cl2, How many moles of NO and Br2, respectively, are
and BrCl will be the same as the initial values. in the flask at equilibrium?
b. The equilibrium partial pressure of Br2 will be a. 0.18, 0.18
greater than 1.00 atm. b. 0.46, 0.23
c. At equilibrium, the total pressure in the vessel c. 0.18, 0.090
will be less than the initial total pressure. d. 0.18, 0.360
d. The equilibrium partial pressure of BrCl (g) e. 0.46, 0.46
will be greater than 2.00 atm.
e. The reaction will go to completion since there 12. Of the following equilibria, only __________ will
are equal amounts of Br2 and Cl2. shift to the left in response to a decrease in volume.
a. H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) 2 HCl (g)
9. Which of the following statements is true? b. 2 SO3 (g) 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g)
a. Q does not change with temperature. c. N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g)
b. Keq does not change with temperature, whereas
d. 4 Fe (s) + 3 O2 (g) 2 Fe2O3 (s)
Q is temperature dependent.
c. K does not depend on the concentrations or e. 2HI (g) H2 (g) + I2 (g)
partial pressures of reaction components.
d. Q does not depend on the concentrations or 13. The reaction below is exothermic:
partial pressures of reaction components.
e. Q is the same as Keq when a reaction is at 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2SO3 (g)
equilibrium.
Le Chätelier's Principle predicts that __________
10. How is the reaction quotient used to determine will result in an increase in the number of moles of
whether a system is at equilibrium? SO3 (g) in the reaction container.
a. The reaction quotient must be satisfied for a. increasing the pressure
equilibrium to be achieved. b. decreasing the pressure
b. At equilibrium, the reaction quotient is c. increasing the temperature
undefined. d. removing some oxygen
c. The reaction is at equilibrium when Q < Keq. e. increasing the volume of the container
d. The reaction is at equilibrium when Q > Keq.
e. The reaction is at equilibrium when Q = Keq.

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14. For the endothermic reaction 17. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:

CaCO3 (s) CaO (s) + CO2 (g) 2NH3 (g) N2 (g) + 3H2 (g)

Le Chätelier's principle predicts that __________ Le Chätelier's principle predicts that the moles of
will result in an increase in the number of moles of H2 in the reaction container will increase with
CO2. __________.
a. increasing the temperature a. some removal of NH3 from the reaction vessel
b. decreasing the temperature (V and T constant)
c. increasing the pressure b. a decrease in the total pressure (T constant)
d. removing some of the CaCO3 (s) c. addition of some N2 to the reaction vessel (V
e. none of the above and T constant)
d. a decrease in the total volume of the reaction
15. In which of the following reactions would vessel (T constant)
increasing pressure at constant temperature not e. an increase in total pressure by the addition of
change the concentrations of reactants and helium gas (V and T constant)
products, based on Le Chätelier's principle?
a. N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) 2NH3 (g) 18. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:
b. N2O4 (g) 2NO2 (g)
c. N2 (g) + 2O2 (g) 2NO2 (g) 2CO2 (g) 2CO (g) + O2 (g) ∆H° = -514 kJ
d. 2N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2N2O (g)
Le Chätelier's principle predicts that adding O2 (g)
e. N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2NO (g)
to the reaction container will __________.
a. increase the partial pressure of CO (g) at
16. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:
equilibrium
b. decrease the partial pressure of CO2 (g) at
2NH3 (g) N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ∆H° = +92.4 kJ
equilibrium
c. increase the value of the equilibrium constant
Le Chätelier's principle predicts that adding N2 (g) d. increase the partial pressure of CO2 (g) at
to the system at equilibrium will result in equilibrium
__________. e. decrease the value of the equilibrium constant
a. a decrease in the concentration of NH3 (g)
b. a decrease in the concentration of H2 (g) 19. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:
c. an increase in the value of the equilibrium
constant 2CO2 (g) 2CO (g) + O2 (g) ∆H° = -514 kJ
d. a lower partial pressure of N2
e. removal of all of the H2 (g) Le Chätelier's principle predicts that an increase in
temperature will __________.
a. increase the partial pressure of O2 (g)
b. decrease the partial pressure of CO2 (g)
c. decrease the value of the equilibrium constant
d. increase the value of the equilibrium constant
e. increase the partial pressure of CO

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20. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium: 22. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:

C (s) + H2O (g) CO (g) + H2 (g) 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2SO3 (g) ∆H° = -99 kJ

Which of the following conditions will increase the
partial pressure of CO?
a. decreasing the partial pressure of H2O (g)
b. removing H2O (g) from the system
c. decreasing the volume of the reaction vessel
d. decreasing the pressure in the reaction vessel
e. increasing the amount of carbon in the system
21. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium.
2CO2 (g) 2CO (g) + O2 (g) ∆H° = -514 kJ
Le Chätelier's principle predicts that the
equilibrium partial pressure of CO (g) can be
maximized by carrying out the reaction
__________.
a. at high temperature and high pressure
b. at high temperature and low pressure
c. at low temperature and low pressure
d. at low temperature and high pressure
e. in the presence of solid carbon
Le Chätelier's principle predicts that an increase in
temperature will result in __________.
a. a decrease in the partial pressure of SO3
b. a decrease in the partial pressure of SO2
c. an increase in Keq
d. no changes in equilibrium partial pressures
e. the partial pressure of O2 will decrease
23. The effect of a catalyst on an equilibrium is to
__________.
a. increase the rate of the forward reaction only
b. increase the equilibrium constant so that
products are favored
c. slow the reverse reaction only
d. increase the rate at which equilibrium is
achieved without changing the composition of
the equilibrium mixture
e. shift the equilibrium to the right

Completion
Complete each statement.

24. The number obtained by substituting starting 27. For an exothermic reaction, increasing the reaction
reactant and product concentrations into an temperature results in a(an) __________ in K.
equilibrium-constant expression is known as the
__________. 28. If a reaction is endothermic, __________ the
reaction temperature results in an increase in K.
25. If the reaction quotient Q for a reaction is less than
the value of the equilibrium constant K for that
reaction at a given temperature, __________ must
be converted to __________ for the system to
reach equilibrium.

26. If the reaction quotient Q for a reaction is greater

than the value of the equilibrium constant K for
that reaction at a given temperature, __________
must be converted to __________ for the system
to reach equilibrium.

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AP 15.6, 15.7 Study Questions

Answer Section

TRUE/FALSE

1. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Sec. 15.7

2. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Sec. 15.7
3. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
4. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Sec. 15.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: Sec. 15.6

6. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.6
7. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: Sec. 15.6
8. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.6
9. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.6
10. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.6
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: Sec. 15.6
12. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
13. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
14. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
15. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: 4 REF: Sec. 15.7
16. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
17. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
18. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
19. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
20. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 5 REF: Sec. 15.7
21. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
22. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7
23. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7

COMPLETION

24. ANS: reaction quotient

PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Sec. 15.6

25. ANS: reactants, products

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.6

26. ANS: products, reactants

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.6

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27. ANS: decrease

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7

28. ANS: increasing

PTS: 1 DIF: 3 REF: Sec. 15.7