by The Banker Fri May 07, 2010 8:28 pm
Methan can be trapped in water as solid methane hydrate, [CH4(H2O)6]. The reaction between methane gas and water to form methane hydrate is exothermic:
CH4(g) + 6H2O(l)<---> [CH4(H2O)6](s)
Huge quantities of methane hydrate are found at the bottom of the sea off the Canadian coast, where the pressure is very high.
a) Predict what would happen if the pressure on solid methane hydrate were predicted at 1 atm
b) Predict what would happen to methane hydrate if it were heated.
c) Predict what would happen if the methane hydrate crystals were brought to the surface of the sea, from the great depth of the Canadian coast.
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<---> is my version of a reversible reaction by da way