When an exothermic reversible reaction is conducted adiabatically, the rate of reaction____________________?
Correct answer: C. Passes through a maximum
- A. Continuously increases
- B. Continuously decreases
- C. Passes through a maximum
- D. Passes through a minimum
Explanation
At first, the exothermic reaction accelerates because the adiabatic temperature rises, but as conversion increases the reversible reaction approaches equilibrium and its net rate falls. Hence the rate passes through a maximum.
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