CAS CH 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Inert Gas

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Compressing a reaction mixture: reducing the volume forces the molecules more closely together. This will shift the equilibrium to the side with the fewest number of moles of gas. This results a shift in equilibria to the side with the fewest moles of gas which reduces the overall pressure. The opposite happens for an increase in volume. Reducing the volume will cause the reaction to move to the side that has less molecules. Adding an inert gas does not interfere with the reacting gases, so the reacting gases continue to occupy the same volume, and so their individual molar concentrations and partial pressures remain unchanged despite the presence of an inert gas. Changes in equilibrium are consistent with le chatelier"s principle when heat is either removed or added to a reaction.

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