Question

Was initially operating at steady state with feed concentration 0.25 mol/.. At t=0, the feed concentration was abruptly increased to 5 mol/...

Options:
a) The system immediately reached equilibrium with the new feed concentration.
b) The system's state would remain unaffected by the abrupt increase in feed concentration.
c) The system experienced a temporary disturbance before readjusting to a new steady state.
d) The system reacted violently to the sudden change in feed concentration.

Answer 1

The correct response is that the system experienced a temporary disturbance and then readjusted to a new steady state after the concentration change.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to the effect of a sudden concentration change on a chemical system that was initially in a steady state. When the feed concentration is abruptly increased from 0.25 mol/L to 5 mol/L at t=0, the correct answer is c) The system experienced a temporary disturbance before readjusting to a new steady state. This phenomenon occurs due to Le Châtelier's principle, which states that a disturbance in the concentration of reactants or products will result in the system changing to re-establish equilibrium. In this case, the system will adjust the concentrations of reactants and products as per the new conditions until a new equilibrium is reached.