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In the autoionization of water, the concentration of hydronium ions _______ if the concentration of hydroxide ions increases.
a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays the same
d. a or b
e. a, b, or c
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b. decreases
Increasing [OH-] shifts the equilibrium H2O ⇌ H3O+ + OH− (Le Chatelier's principle) or, using Kw = [H3O+][OH−], gives [H3O+] = Kw/[OH−], so [H3O+] falls.
Increasing [OH-] shifts the equilibrium H2O ⇌ H3O+ + OH− (Le Chatelier's principle) or, using Kw = [H3O+][OH−], gives [H3O+] = Kw/[OH−], so [H3O+] falls.
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