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Increasing the temperature in an endothermic reaction leads to a higher yield of products because, according to Le Chatelier's principle, the system shifts to absorb the added heat, favoring the endothermic process. This shift allows for more product formation as the reaction seeks to counteract the temperature increase. Conversely, decreasing the temperature favors exothermic reactions, which release heat, thus increasing product yield in these reactions. The discussion highlights the importance of temperature changes in influencing the direction of chemical reactions and product concentrations.
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Can someone explain why when you increase the temperature on an endothermic reaction, it yields more products? Is it because the activation energy is higher in an endothermic reaction, so there is more time for the products to form? also why does decreasing the temperature yield more products in an exothermic reaction. I'm having trouble grasping this.

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Ah so I kept on reading the textbook and it says that According the Le Chatelier's principle that if the temperature is increased, the system will react to try and decrease the temperature so it favors the endothermic reaction to absorb the energy. and when temperature is decreased the reaction favors exothermic reactions to release energy to increase the temperature. So an endothermic reaction will favor a reverse reaction which will increase the concentration of hydrogen and nitrogen.

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