For the reaction N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3, increasing pressure favours:
- Forward (fewer moles on RHS)
- Random direction
- No effect
- Reverse
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Correct answer: A. Forward (fewer moles on RHS)
Reactants have 4 moles of gas (1 N2 + 3 H2), products have 2 moles (2 NH3).
Increasing pressure shifts equilibrium toward fewer moles, hence toward products.
This is the basis of Haber's process.