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This post was last edited by yangshaoj2005 on 2018-4-14 19:23. Does increasing the temperature shift the thermodynamic equilibrium of the CO conversion reaction (CO+H2O→CO2+H2) to the left or to the right? Why? Move to the left, as it is an exothermic reaction
To the right, because this reaction is endothermic
Moving to the left is a reversible exothermic reaction; increasing the temperature also causes movement to the left
The higher the temperature, the more the thermodynamic equilibrium shifts in the direction of the leftward reaction, because the forward reaction is exothermic.
Move to the left, because this reaction is exothermic.
Since the CO conversion process is a highly exothermic process, it moves to the left.
Since the transformation reaction is exothermic, increasing the temperature shifts the thermodynamic equilibrium to the left.
The reaction product should be CO2, right? . . Endothermic reaction; heating facilitates the shift to the right
Move to the left, as it is an exothermic reaction
Move to the left; exothermic reactions shift the thermodynamic equilibrium to the left