Methanol, CH3OH, is manufactured industrially by the reaction: CO(g) + 2H2(g) ⇌ CH3OH(g). A gaseous mixture at 500 K is 0.020 M CH3OH, 0.10 M CO, and 0.10 M H2. What will be the direction of reaction if this mixture goes to equilibrium? The equilibrium constant Kc equals 10.5 at 500 K.

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Methanol, CH3OH, is manufactured industrially by the reaction: CO(g) + 2H2(g) ⇌ CH3OH(g). A gaseous mixture at 500 K is 0.020 M CH3OH, 0.10 M CO, and 0.10 M H2. What will be the direction of reaction if this mixture goes to equilibrium? The equilibrium constant Kc equals 10.5 at 500 K.

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