Question

Consider this reaction: 3Fe¿OÀ(s) + CO(g) d2FeÀOÁ(s) + CO¿(g). Which of the following would increase the rate of the reaction?

Answer 1

To increase the rate of a reaction, you can do several things:

1) Increase the temperature

2) Increase the concentration of the reactants

3) Increase the surface area of a solid reactant

4) Increase the pressure

5) Change the state of the reactants (gases tend to react faster than solids of liquids)

Any of these examples will help to increase the rate of the reaction.

Answer 2

C, Decreasing the surface area of FE2O3

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