1. Methanol has the formula CH3OH and can be produced by the reaction of carbon

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1. Methanol has the formula CH3OH and can be produced by the reaction of carbon monoxide

with hydrogen gas.

CO + 2 H2 <--> CH3OH + heat

In an attempt to maximize the yield of methanol (amount of methanol produced), a chemist

would try to shift the equilibrium as far to the right as possible. What could we do to

accomplish this would accomplish this? List three separate things we would do to maximize the

production of methanol

2.If one of the cuvets was wet and not properly rinsed before you placed a sample for

analysis in the Equilibrium samples (not the Standard Curve samples), how would that affect

the equilibrium constant you would be reporting for that sample? Would it be too high, too low

or unaffected? Explain.

Remove the product formed or increase the reactants to shift eqm to the right.

To shift equilibrium to the right, three things-

1.) Add more heat to the system

2.) increase concentration of CO

3.) increase concentration of H2

2.) Equilibrium constant is only dependent on temperature, so it will remaqin unaffected

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