CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 1 · Question Q40
In one of the steps involved in the manufacture of sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide and oxygen are mixed to form sulfur trioxide according to the following equation
2\text{SO}_2(\text{g}) + \text{O}_2(\text{g}) \rightleftharpoons 2\text{SO}_3(\text{g})
Which of the following options describes the effect of adding the catalyst \text{V}_2\text{O}_5 to the mixture?
- (A)Equilibrium Yield: Increases; Reaction Rate: Increases
- (B)Equilibrium Yield: No change; Reaction Rate: Increases
- (C)Equilibrium Yield: No change; Reaction Rate: No change
- (D)Equilibrium Yield: Increases; Reaction Rate: No change
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