Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 16 - Chemical and Phase Equilibrium - Problems - Page 836: 16-112

Answer

$\text { (c) } \mathrm{N}_2+\mathrm{O}_2 \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{NO}$

Work Step by Step

According to Le Chatelier’s principle, a change in pressure affects equilibrium only if the number of moles of gas changes during the reaction. If the total number of gas molecules (moles) on the reactant side = total number on the product side, then equilibrium is not affected by pressure. The reaction $\text { (c) } \mathrm{N}_2+\mathrm{O}_2 \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{NO}$ is the one whose equilibrium composition is not affected by pressure, because the number of gas molecules is the same on both sides. The corect answer is (c).
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