Question

During the chlorination of silicon, chlorine gas is reacted with solid silicon to form silicon tetrachloride.Si(s) + 2Cl2(g) + heat - SiC|4(g)Which will not cause the reaction to shift towards the products?A) adding a catalystB) increasing the pressureC increasing the temperatureD) increasing the concentration of CL2(g)

Answer 1

Let's analyze each option to find what best fit as an answer:

A - the function of a catalyst is to lower the energy of activation in a reaction, causing it to occur in a faster way. Since this question is not much about energy or kinetics, this would be the best fit, adding a catalyst or not adding it would not be too influential in the shift of the reaction.

B - Increasing the pressure in a reaction containing gases will mostly favor the side with a lower value of moles, smaller amount of moles = less pressure, so if we add more pressure, the reaction will shift towards the side of the products

C - If we treat heat as a reactant, if we add more temperature, it will shift towards the products, to counteract this increase of temperature

D - Adding reactants will favor the reaction to shift towards the products

Therefore the answer is letter A