In an industrial reactor operating at constant temperature and pressure
CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc) · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc)
Problem
In an industrial reactor operating at constant temperature and pressure, the synthesis of methanol proceeds according to CO(g) + 2 H2(g) ⇌ CH3OH(g) with Kp=15. Fresh feed enters the reactor with partial pressures such that Qp=0.60. Predict the direction in which the reaction will shift and identify which species’ partial pressure will begin to increase first as the system approaches equilibrium.