According to Le Châtelier's principle, how will a decrease in concentration of a reactant affect the equilibrium system? Shift it toward the products Shift it toward the reactants Shift it toward the side with higher total mole concentration Shift it toward the side with lower total mole concentration

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Willie Long

Chemistry

1 May, 14:39

According to Le Châtelier's principle, how will a decrease in concentration of a reactant affect the equilibrium system? Shift it toward the products Shift it toward the reactants Shift it toward the side with higher total mole concentration Shift it toward the side with lower total mole concentration

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Shift it toward the products

Explanation:

According to Le Chatelier's principle, changes to an system at equilibrium will result in a predictable shift that will counteract the change causing it. Therefore, adding additional reactant to a system will shift the equilibrium to the right, towards the side of the products. Conversely, reducing the concentration of any product will also shift equilibrium to the right to the side of the reactants.