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Use Le Chatelier’s principle to describe the effect on the equilibrium in each case below (a, b, c, and d) for the reaction between SO2 and O2 to form SO3.
2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) <========>2SO3 (g)
(a) Addition of SO2
(b) removal of O2
(c) addition of SO3
(d) removal of SO3
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A) More SO2 means there are more reactants, thus the reaction will shift right and form more SO3.
B) Removal of O2 will have the opposite effect; SO3 will turn back into SO2 and O2 to compensate for the loss
C) More SO3 will shift the reaction left, yielding more SO2 and O2
D) The opposite effect of part C.