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Use the chemical reaction to answer the question.
CH4(g) + H2O(g) + energy ⇄ CO(g) + H2(g)
Which statement best describes the effect of adding more steam to the system?
(1 point)
Responses
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
CH4(g) + H2O(g) + energy ⇄ CO(g) + H2(g)
Which statement best describes the effect of adding more steam to the system?
(1 point)
Responses
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
Adding steam allows more molecules of the products to collide, causing the rate of the reverse reaction to increase.
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
In the given chemical reaction:
CH₄(g) + H₂O(g) + energy ⇄ CO(g) + H₂(g)
When more steam (H₂O) is added to the system, it increases the concentration of one of the reactants. According to Le Chatelier's principle, the system will shift to counteract the change, thus favoring the forward reaction to consume the excess reactant and produce more products.
The correct statement based on this is:
**Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.**
CH₄(g) + H₂O(g) + energy ⇄ CO(g) + H₂(g)
When more steam (H₂O) is added to the system, it increases the concentration of one of the reactants. According to Le Chatelier's principle, the system will shift to counteract the change, thus favoring the forward reaction to consume the excess reactant and produce more products.
The correct statement based on this is:
**Adding steam allows more molecules of the reactants to collide, causing the rate of the forward reaction to increase.**