16. For the exothermic reaction 3H2(g) + N2(g) 2NH3(g) what is the effect of raising the temperature of the reaction vessel?
A) the reaction will shift left to right
B) the reaction will shift right to left
C) there will be no further reaction
D) what happens depends on the temperature
17. For the exothermic reaction 3H2(g) + N2(g) 2NH3(g) what is the effect of doubling the volume of the reaction vessel?
A) the reaction will shift left to right
B) the reaction will shift right to left
C) there will be no further reaction
D) what happens depends on the temperature
18. For the exothermic reaction 3H2(g) + N2(g) 2NH3(g) which of the following changes could be carried out in such a way as to not cause the reaction to shift either to the left or to the right?
A) adding H2 and removing NH3
B) adding H2 and lowering the temperature
C) adding H2 and raising the temperature
D) adding H2 and decreasing the volume
19. For the exothermic reaction 3H2(g) + N2(g) 2NH3(g) which of the following changes could be carried out in such a way as to not cause the reaction to shift either to the left or to the right?
A) raising the temperature and removing NH3
B) lowering the temperature and adding NH3
C) both (a) and (b)
D) neither (a) nor (b)
20. When considering the effect of a catalyst on a system to which LeChatelier's Principle can be applied, which of the following is true?
A) addition of a catalyst has absolutely no effect on the reaction
B) addition of a catalyst speeds up the forward reaction
C) addition of a catalyst speeds up the reverse reaction
D) addition of a catalyst speeds up both the forward and reverse reaction by the same amount