Section 10 - Le Chatelier’s Principle

Question 1

What does the position of equilibrium tell you?

Answer 1

The amount of reactants compared to the amount of products that are present when the reaction reaches an equilibrium

Question 2

What does it mean if the position of equilibrium lies on the left-hand side?

Answer 2

There are more reactants than products in the reaction mixture

Question 3

What does it mean if the position of equilibrium lies on the right hand side?

Answer 3

There are more products than reactants in the reaction mixture

Question 4

When raising the temperature of a reversible reaction, which reaction will be favoured?

Answer 4

The endothermic reaction as it absorbs the extra heat energy, lowering the temperature

Question 5

What does Le Chatelier’s Principle state?

Answer 5

A reversible reaction will move its equilibrium position to resist any change in the conditions