Question
Consider system at equilibrium:
2CO(g) + O2(g) -> 2CO2(g)
How will increasing the concentration of CO shift the equilibrium?
1. to the left
2. No effect
3. to the right
2CO(g) + O2(g) -> 2CO2(g)
How will increasing the concentration of CO shift the equilibrium?
1. to the left
2. No effect
3. to the right
Answers
GPT-4o mini
According to Le Chatelier's principle, if the concentration of a reactant is increased in a system at equilibrium, the system will adjust to counteract that change. In this case, increasing the concentration of CO will shift the equilibrium to the right to produce more products (CO2) in order to reduce the concentration of CO.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
3. to the right.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
3. to the right.