CHM ENG 142 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Quantum Key Distribution, Kolmogorov Space, Endothermic Process

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Course: CHM ENG 142
• Professor: All

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Low = 9 y c n e u q e r. Problem 1a (i) the inert packing causes a pressure drop along the reactor. Lechatelier"s principle, a decrease in pressure will shift equilibrium to the right ( > 0) and increase the equilibrium conversion. If t is constant, the value of kp (left-hand side) is constant. According to lechatelier"s principle, as the temperature decreases, equilibrium will shift to the left (containing the heat term) which will decrease the equilibrium conversion. Alternatively, this can be shown mathematically using the relationship derived in part (a): (cid:68) As t decreases, the value of kp (left-hand side) decreases for an endothermic reaction ( hr > 0). If p is constant, then the term containing the ratio of mole fractions must decrease to maintain equilibrium, which can only happen if the conversion decreases because all of the species are related (through stoichiometry) by the same reaction.