Industrial synthesis of methanol from and is exothermic and proceeds with a decrease…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc) · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc)

Problem

Industrial synthesis of methanol from CO\mathrm{CO} and H2\mathrm{H_2} is exothermic and proceeds with a decrease in total gas moles. Identify two operating changes that would increase the equilibrium yield of methanol while remaining economically practical, and justify each change in one concise sentence.

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