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A-LevelChemistryReaction kineticsOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q111 Mark

Ammonia is made by the Haber process. The reactants are nitrogen and hydrogen. N₂(g) + 3H₂(g) ⇌ 2NH₃(g) ΔH is negative What will increase the rate of the forward reaction?

Aadding argon to the mixture but keeping the total volume constant
Bdecreasing the temperature
Cincreasing the total pressure by reducing the total volume at constant temperature
Dremoving ammonia as it is made but keeping the total volume of the mixture the same

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry (9701) Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Reaction kinetics and is worth 1 mark.

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