Consider the exothermic reaction: HC1(g) + NH3 (g) NH4Cl (g). What effect does each of the following changes have on the direction of equilibrium?

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increase [HC1]

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[NH,C1]

Answer 1

The direction of equilibrium will shift towards the products because increasing the concentration of HC1 will favor the reaction to consume the excess HC1 to reach a new equilibrium.