Episode 8 — Chemical Equilibrium

Industrial Applications of Equilibrium

Learners will be able to:

• Describe the harbour process and its importance in the chemical industry. • Explain how a catalyst speeds up a reaction without participating in it. • Identify the role of pressure in achieving maximum yield in the harbour process, including its effect on molecular collisions and reaction rates. • Apply Le Chatelier's principle to predict the effect of increasing pressure on the equilibrium mixture. • Interpret graphs to determine changes that have affected chemical equilibrium, including rate versus time and concentration versus time graphs.