Question

Exothermic reactions are favored because they release heat to the environment. Would an exothermic reaction be more favored or less favored if it were carried out within a superheated chamber?

I don't understand what "favored" means, so I don't understand the question.

Answer 1

I think favored means, in this case, if the reaction is more likely to go or less likely to go; i.e., if the equilibrium conditions are more to the right or to the left. If we write a reaction such that
A + B ==> C + heat then this is an exothermic reaction. Now what happens if we add heat to the system? Le Chatelier's Principle says the reaction will shift to the left; therefore, I would think the reaction is less favorable in a superheated chamber.