can you check my response attached below thanks
when talking about conditions for certain process involving equilibrium do i have to talk about what happens if (temperature, pressure) is too low or too high or do i just need to talk about the compromise temperature (the temperature is not too high or low thus favours the forward reaction)?
Hey Katherine,
Your response is certainly very detailed and encompasses the essential things you need to know. When you get asked about equilibrium questions involving ammonia, you usually talk about why there is a compromise. I see you have already included those into your response so thats very good.
A couple of things that would be beneficial for you to add:- You want to be more specific with the type of catalyst you are using. Iron oxide is ok, but l think its better to say Fe
3O
4 (magnetite). This shows the teacher you really know your stuff.
- With temperature, you dont want very high temperature also because it can damage the catalyst. Since catalysts are quite expensive to replace and relatively vulnerable, you want to preserve them in good conditions by using lower temperatures.
- You must also add the liquidification of ammonia as a part of your conditions. By this l mean constantly turning ammonia gas into liquid to remove gaseous ammonia from the equilibrium and hence the equilibrium will shift right, favouring the production of more ammonia. You touched on this in your last condition but its very important to mention LIQUIDIFICATION of ammonia.
Other than those points, I think this is a very good table to study for ammonia section of chemical monitoring and management. Kudos to you, you have done a very good job!
Best Regards
Happy Physics Land