Experiment 3 Le Chatelier S Principle
Experiment 3 Le Chatelier S Principle
Experiment 3 Le Chatelier S Principle
Le Chatelier’s Principle states that if a system at equilibrium is disturbed by a change in temperature, pressure, or a
component concentration, the system will shift its equilibrium position so as to counteract the effect of the disturbance.
(Brown et.al., 2003). The factors that affect the chemical equilibrium, concentration, temperature, pressure, and the
addition of a catalyst, are examined in the experiment. The experiment conducted was composed of placing substances in
a spot plate and observing the reactions. The experiment was conducted to show how the change in concentration and
temperature affect the systems. The increase of concentration yielded a forward shift and the decrease in concentration
yielded a reverse shift. The change in temperature produced a forward shift because the reaction was exothermic. These
were observed from the color changes that the chemical reactions produced. Chemical equilibrium is applied in everyday
life when we observe the state of equilibrium in the natural system of man, such as blood (between O 2 and hemoglobin)
as well as in the production of ammonia (N2(g) + 3H2(g) <==> 2NH3(g)).
In D, HCl was added, dissociating into H+ and Cl-. CrO42-(aq)+ Pb2+(aq) PbCrO4(aq)
The lighter color of the solution is explained by the
Pb(NO3)2 was added to K2CrO4, forming the yellow
reaction between the H+ ions and NH3, decreasing the
precipitate PbCrO4 and decreasing the chromate
reactant concentration and causing a backward shift.
concentration of the solution. When HCl was added, the
In E, NaOH was added to the solution which then amount of yellow precipitate decreased. This could be
dissociated into Na+ and OH- ions. A decrease in the attributed to the reaction between H+ ions with chromate
reactant concentration was observed when Cu 2+ reacted ions to form dichromate ions, shifting the reaction in favor
with OH- to form Cu(OH)2. of the reactants’ side.
VIII. References
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