Given this equilibrium: C (s) + CO₂(g) $⇄$ 2 CO (g),
use Le Chatelier’s principle to predict the effect on the equilibrium by:
1) increasing the concentration of [CO]
2) increasing the pressure
3) increasing the volume
4) decreasing the amount of C

Question

Given this equilibrium: C (s) + CO₂(g)

⇄

2 CO (g),

use Le Chatelier’s principle to predict the effect on the equilibrium by:

1) increasing the concentration of [CO]

2) increasing the pressure

3) increasing the volume

4) decreasing the amount of C

| General Chemistry 2

Accepted Answer

1) equilibrium moves to the left

2) equilibrium moves to the left

3) equilibrium moves to the right

4) no effect

Exercise 6 | Chemical Equilibrium