Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Chemical Reactions (Section 5 - No. 43)
What will happen if you decrease the volume of a gaseous equilibrium mixture?
The equilibrium will shift to favor the side with fewer moles of gas.
The equilibrium will shift to favor the side with more moles of gas.
The equilibrium will not be affected.
The reaction will stop.
Explanation
Decreasing the volume increases the pressure, and the equilibrium will shift to relieve the pressure, which means it will shift towards the side with fewer moles of gas.
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