Carbon monoxide reacts reversibly with hydrogen in a closed reactor to form methanol vapour.
CO(g)+2H2(g)⇌CH3OH(g)\text{CO}(\text{g}) + 2\text{H}_2(\text{g}) \rightleftharpoons \text{CH}_3\text{OH}(\text{g})CO(g)+2H2(g)⇌CH3OH(g)
The pressure of the equilibrium mixture is increased at constant temperature.
Explain the effect of this increase in pressure on the equilibrium yield of methanol.
109 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 6.2 Reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium, covering 6.2.1 Reversible reactions, 6.2.2 Energy changes and reversible reactions, 6.2.3 Equilibrium, 6.2.4 The effect of changing conditions on equilibrium, 6.2.5 The effect of changing concentration, 6.2.6 The effect of temperature changes on equilibrium, and 6.2.7 The effect of pressure changes on equilibrium. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.