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How does the addition of a reactant, such as H2 gas, to a sealed container at equilibrium affect the concentrations of the other species present in the Haber Process, namely N2, NH3, and H2O?

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The Haber process is the industrial method for the production of ammonia  NH3  from nitrogen  N2  and hydrogen  H2  gases. The balanced equation for the Haber process is:N2 g  + 3H2 g   2NH3 g This reaction is reversible and reaches a state of equilibrium when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction. The concentrations of the reactants and products remain constant at equilibrium.According to Le Chatelier's principle, if a change is made to a system at equilibrium, the system will adjust itself to counteract that change and restore a new equilibrium. In this case, the addition of H2 gas to a sealed container at equilibrium will disturb the equilibrium.When the concentration of H2 gas is increased, the system will try to counteract this change by consuming the excess H2 gas. This will cause the forward reaction  the formation of NH3  to proceed at a faster rate than the reverse reaction. As a result, the concentration of N2 will decrease, and the concentration of NH3 will increase.The presence of H2O is not directly involved in the balanced equation for the Haber process. However, if water is present in the system, it can affect the equilibrium by reacting with NH3 to form NH4+ and OH- ions:NH3 aq  + H2O l   NH4+ aq  + OH- aq This reaction is also reversible and can reach a state of equilibrium. The addition of H2 gas to the system will not directly affect the concentration of H2O, but it may indirectly affect the concentrations of NH4+ and OH- ions by changing the concentration of NH3.In summary, the addition of H2 gas to a sealed container at equilibrium in the Haber process will cause the concentration of N2 to decrease, the concentration of NH3 to increase, and may indirectly affect the concentrations of NH4+ and OH- ions if water is present in the system.

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