Lesson 3.1.6.1

3.1.6.1 Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier's principle Quiz: AQA Chemistry, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. For an exothermic reaction at equilibrium, how does increasing temperature shift the equilibrium position?

    • To the right
    • No shift
    • Increases yield
    • To the left
  2. Increasing pressure shifts the equilibrium N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g) in which direction?

    • To the left
    • No shift
    • To reactants
    • To the right
  3. Which conditions maximise the equilibrium yield of sulfur trioxide in the exothermic Contact process?

    • Low temperature, low pressure
    • Low temperature, high pressure
    • High temperature, low pressure
    • High temperature, high pressure
  4. What happens to the equilibrium position when reactant concentration is increased?

    • No effect
    • Shifts right
    • Stops completely
    • Shifts left
  5. How does continuously removing a product affect a dynamic chemical equilibrium?

    • Stops reaction
    • Shifts right
    • Shifts left
    • No effect
  6. Why does adding a catalyst have no effect on the position of chemical equilibrium?

    • Forward rate decreases
    • Activation energy increases
    • Yield increases equally
    • Rates increase equally
  7. Why is a compromise temperature used in the industrial Haber process?

    • To reduce pressure
    • To increase yield
    • To decrease safety
    • To increase rate
  8. Why is a compromise pressure used in the industrial Contact process?

    • Unstable catalysts
    • High plant costs
    • Reduced reaction rate
    • Lower equilibrium yield
  9. Adding concentrated HCl to aqueous blue [Cu(H2O)6]2+ turns it yellow-green. What shifted equilibrium?

    • Increased pressure
    • Increased chloride concentration
    • Decreased temperature
    • Decreased chloride concentration
  10. At constant temperature, which factor changes the position of a gaseous equilibrium?

    • Pressure change
    • Surface area
    • Particle size
    • Adding catalyst
  11. Increasing pressure on the gaseous equilibrium H2 + I2 ⇌ 2HI causes what shift?

    • Yield increases
    • No shift
    • Shifts right
    • Shifts left
  12. Lowering the temperature of an exothermic reaction at equilibrium causes what outcome?

    • Faster reaction rate
    • No yield change
    • Lower product yield
    • Higher product yield
  13. Which conditions produce the highest equilibrium yield for N2O4(g) ⇌ 2NO2(g) where ΔH is positive?

    • High temperature, high pressure
    • Low temperature, low pressure
    • High temperature, low pressure
    • Low temperature, high pressure
  14. Increasing temperature for 2NO2(g) ⇌ N2O4(g) (ΔH = -58 kJ mol⁻¹) increases the concentration of which gas?

    • Neither gas
    • Both gases
    • NO2
    • N2O4
  15. For the exothermic methanol synthesis from CO and H2, which conditions give the highest yield?

    • Low pressure, low temperature
    • Low pressure, high temperature
    • High pressure, low temperature
    • High pressure, high temperature
  16. Why is a compromise temperature used industrially for exothermic reversible reactions?

    • To increase yield
    • To preserve catalyst
    • To lower pressure
    • To increase rate
  17. Which change shifts the equilibrium position of N2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2NO(g) (endothermic) to the right?

    • Decreasing pressure
    • Increasing temperature
    • Increasing pressure
    • Decreasing temperature
  18. What happens to the equilibrium position of N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g) when volume is halved?

    • Kc increases
    • Shifts left
    • Shifts right
    • No change
  19. How does increasing temperature affect the product yield of a reaction with ΔH = +40 kJ mol⁻¹?

    • Yield remains unchanged
    • Yield increases
    • Kc decreases
    • Yield decreases
  20. Compression of a gas equilibrium mixture causes the position of equilibrium to shift towards which side?

    • Equal gas moles
    • More gas moles
    • Fewer gas moles
    • Exothermic side

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