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If you remove heat from an exothermic reaction will the equilibrium shift to the products or to the reactants according to le chatelier's principle
With my own words I can state it as a law that predicts the direction of an equilibrium change(to the left means reactants, to the right means products) caused by changes such as pressure, changes, or amount of reactants/products added to the system.Borek said:Can you state Le Chatelier's principle?
lonely_nucleus said:I can state it as a law that predicts the direction of an equilibrium change(to the left means reactants, to the right means products) caused by changes such as pressure, changes, or amount of reactants/products added to the system.
It says that you can predict the direction of equilibrium due to a change in the system, equilibrium will always want to level out or be balanced. For example if you remove some products from a reaction then the products will be producing less reactants and the equilibrium will shift to the right(product side). My source of information did not go into detail about explaining what it says.Borek said:So you have stated what it is, I asked what it says.
ok?DrDu said:Poor lad! Who asks such nonsensical questions and what are you supposed to learn from them? Burning ethanole as an example of a reaction reaching equilibrium?
When heat is removed from an exothermic reaction, the equilibrium will shift towards the reactants. This is because the reaction is releasing heat, so removing heat will disrupt the equilibrium and cause the reaction to favor the endothermic reaction in order to regain equilibrium.
Yes, the equilibrium position will change if heat is removed from an exothermic reaction. As mentioned before, the equilibrium will shift towards the reactants, resulting in a change in the equilibrium position.
Removing heat from an exothermic reaction will slow down the rate of the reaction. This is because the reaction needs heat in order to proceed, so removing heat will decrease the amount of energy available for the reaction to occur.
No, removing heat cannot completely stop an exothermic reaction. The reaction may slow down significantly, but it will continue to occur until all of the reactants are consumed or the conditions for the reaction are changed.
If heat is added back to an exothermic reaction, the equilibrium will shift towards the products. This is because the added heat will provide the necessary energy for the reaction to proceed in the exothermic direction, resulting in a shift towards the products to regain equilibrium.