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Until recently, I thought that adding/removing pure liquids or solids from a solution in equlibrium wouldn't shift the equilibrium.
There is a following problem in TBR gen chem book that suggest otherwise.
The answer is "Removal of water from the solution."
Solution simply states, "Removal of water (a reactant) results in a shift in the reverse direction (left) to reestablish equilibrium."
Is it like talking about H2O(l) being limiting reagent in case we remove it? Then why would H2O(l) becoming a limiting reagent cause the reaction to shift to left? Thanks in advance!
There is a following problem in TBR gen chem book that suggest otherwise.
For the following reaction at equilibrium
2NO2(g)+H2O(l) (it's l not g) <-> HNO2(aq)+HNO3(aq),
which will shift reaction to the left?
The answer is "Removal of water from the solution."
Solution simply states, "Removal of water (a reactant) results in a shift in the reverse direction (left) to reestablish equilibrium."
Is it like talking about H2O(l) being limiting reagent in case we remove it? Then why would H2O(l) becoming a limiting reagent cause the reaction to shift to left? Thanks in advance!