Asked in MDCAT Free Mock 2024 2024

With different number of moles of reactants and product, the volume of system:

Correct answer: B. Changes

  • A. Remains unchanged
  • B. Changes
  • C. Decreases
  • D. Increases

Explanation

Option B is correct since Avogadro's law states that under the same conditions of temperature and pressure, equal volumes of different gases contain an equal number of molecules. So the volume of a gaseous system is related to the number of moles, and when the number of moles changes, the volume of the system changes. Option A is incorrect since the volume of the system does not remain unchanged with a change in the number of moles. Option C is incorrect since the volume of a system does not always decrease with different numbers of moles. Option D is incorrect since the volume of a system does not always increase with different numbers of moles.

Written and checked by , M.Phil ChemistryLast updated
Report an error

The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.

Prefer email? [email protected]

About Le Chatelier's Principle

Le Chatelier's principle predicts how an equilibrium responds when concentration, pressure or temperature changes. Questions apply it to reversible reactions, identify the direction of shift and distinguish genuine equilibrium changes from the effect of a catalyst, which changes the rate of reaching equilibrium but not its position.

Practise Chemical Equilibrium

625 free Chemical Equilibrium MCQs from Chemistry, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Discussion

Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.

No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.

Exams that ask Chemistry questions like this

Chemistry is on 14 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.

More Le Chatelier's Principle questions