Sure! Below are the effects on the reaction direction for each condition applied by the experimenter:
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The experimenter ADDS heat to the closed system.
- Shift direction: Left (reverse reaction). Adding heat to an exothermic reaction will shift the equilibrium to favor the reactants.
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The experimenter counts 2 moles of nitrogen and 6 moles of hydrogen gas in the closed system.
- Shift direction: Right (forward reaction). There are more moles of reactants (2 N2 + 6 H2 = 8 moles) compared to products (8 moles of NH3). The system will shift to the right to form more products.
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The experiment counts 8 moles of ammonia in the closed system.
- Shift direction: Left (reverse reaction). With more products (8 moles of NH3) than reactants (2 moles of N2 and 6 moles of H2 = 8 moles), the system will shift left to form reactants.
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The experimenter counts 1 mole of ammonia in the closed system.
- Shift direction: Right (forward reaction). With fewer products (1 mole of NH3) compared to the moles of reactants (2 N2 and 6 H2 = 8 moles), the equilibrium will shift right to produce more ammonia.
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The experimenter ADDS the catalyst of iron to break the triple covalent bonds in nitrogen gas.
- Shift direction: No shift. A catalyst speeds up both the forward and reverse reactions but does not change the position of equilibrium.
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The experimenter REMOVES heat from the closed system.
- Shift direction: Right (forward reaction). Removing heat from an exothermic reaction will shift the equilibrium toward the production of more heat (and thus more products).
I hope this simplifies the response for you!