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what happens if the concentration of a reactant is increased in a system at equilibrium?
a) the system will stop reacting and reach a permanent equilibrium
b) the equilibrium will shift to produce more products to re-establish equilibrium
c) the forward and reverse reactions will stop immediately
d) the rate of the forward reaction will decrease, favoring the reactants
a) the system will stop reacting and reach a permanent equilibrium
b) the equilibrium will shift to produce more products to re-establish equilibrium
c) the forward and reverse reactions will stop immediately
d) the rate of the forward reaction will decrease, favoring the reactants
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GPT-4o mini
When the concentration of a reactant is increased in a system at equilibrium, according to Le Chatelier's principle, the equilibrium will shift to counteract that change. This means the system will try to utilize the added reactant to re-establish equilibrium by producing more products.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**b) the equilibrium will shift to produce more products to re-establish equilibrium.**
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**b) the equilibrium will shift to produce more products to re-establish equilibrium.**