Question

In the following reaction, if you wanted to produce more hydrochloric acid (HCl), what should you do?
4HCl + O2 ⇄ 2H2O + Cl2 (2 points)

Add more H2O

Add more O2

Remove H2O

Remove Cl2

Please help, I'm mad dumb

Answer 1

Ok I'll try and help

And ur not mad dumb......ur mad slow

What do you think can be eliminated?

Answer 2

B and D

Answer 3

I agree with you on that but I'm not so sure on the answer though.

Answer 4

thank you

Answer 5

Le Chatelier's principle: a reaction will shift towards products or reactants depending on a change in the equilibrium

put more simply, if there's a change in reaction conditions, the reaction will work to "undo" that change

so, the question states that we want to increase the production of HCl. we can either reduce one of the products (so the reaction will work to make more product) or add more reactant (so the reaction will work to use up more reactant)

with that in mind, do you have a better idea of what the answer might be?