Cooling a system that is in equilibrium has two effects. Firstly, by
[de/in]creasing the kinetic energy of all the molecules, it
[reduces/increases] the rates of both the forward and reverse reactions. Secondly, it has the effect of disturbing the
by favouring the
[exo/endo]thermic reaction until a new equilibrium is reached with
[the same/a different] equilibrium constant.
If heat is removed from a system in the Haber Process, the
[exo/endo]thermic
[forward/reverse] reaction is favoured to
[cool the system back down/heat the system back up]. For a while, the system will not be in
as the
[forward/reverse] reaction occurs more rapidly than the
[forward/reverse] reaction. This will
[in/de]crease the amount of ammonia present, and
[in/de]crease the amount of hydrogen and nitrogen. After a while a new dynamic equilibrium is reached. The rates of forward and reverse reactions are again
to one another, and the amounts of reactants and products will remain
. However, compared to before the pressure was applied, there will now be
[less/more] ammonia present at equilibrium. A new equilibrium constant, Kc,
[higher than/lower than/the same as] that of the original equilibrium, is reached.