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Chemical Engineering · Q475

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 475

Q475

When a system in equilibrium is subjected to a change in temperature, pressure or concentration, the equilibrium is displaced in a direction which tends to undo the effect of the change. This is called the

A.
Le-Chatelier principle
Answer
B.
Kopp's rule
C.
Law of corresponding state
D.
Arrehenius hypothesis

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Le Chatelier's principle states that a system will react to a change (disturbing the equilibrium) in such a way that it minimizes the change.