In a reaction where heat is a product, what happens if the temperature is decreased?
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In a reaction where heat is a product, what happens if the temperature is decreased?
Shifts equilibrium to the right
Shifts equilibrium to the left
No effect on equilibrium
Increases the rate of reaction
Decreasing the temperature in an exothermic reaction (where heat is a product) shifts the equilibrium to the right, favoring the formation of products.
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Q: In a reaction where heat is a product, what happens if the temperature is decreased?
Solution: Decreasing the temperature in an exothermic reaction (where heat is a product) shifts the equilibrium to the right, favoring the formation of products.
Steps: 6
Step 1: Understand that in an exothermic reaction, heat is produced as a product.
Step 2: Recognize that the reaction can be represented as: Reactants → Products + Heat.
Step 3: Know that decreasing the temperature means removing heat from the system.
Step 4: According to Le Chatelier's principle, if a change is made to a system at equilibrium, the system will adjust to counteract that change.
Step 5: Since heat is a product, removing heat (by decreasing temperature) will shift the equilibrium to the right.
Step 6: This shift to the right means that more products will be formed.
