Experiment 5: Pre-Laboratory Report Sheet

Name:______________________________________________________________
Student No: ________________________________________________________

1. State Le Châtelier’s Principle.

2. Consider the equilibrium:

2 CrO4 (aq) + 2 H+ (aq)  Cr2O7 (aq) + H2O (l)
2- 2-

a) How does the appearance of the solution change when the equilibrium shifts to
the right?

b) What happens when more acid is added?

c) What happens when more bas is added?

3. Consider the equilibrium:

CO (g) + H2 (g)  C (s) + H2O (g) ∆H = -131 kJ.mol-1

Explain how and why the equilibrium position and the concentration of H2 would
change if:

a) more carbon is added.

b) the concentration of CO is increased.

 c) the pressure inside the container is increased.

d) the temperature is lowered.

4. Complete and balance the following equations, then write balanced net ionic
equations:

a) AgNO3 (aq) + HCl (aq) 

b) NH3 (aq) + HCl (aq) 

c) Na2CO3 (aq) + HNO3 (aq) 

5. On the basis of Le Châtelier’s Principle, explain why Ag2CO3 dissolves when HNO3 is
added.