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How do you know which way equilibrium shifts?


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  • According to Le Chatelier's principle, if their is a disturbance in equilibrium condition then the position of equilibrium shifts to oppose the disturbance in the equilibrium.
  • The addition of more reactants to the system shifts the equilibrium to the right.
  • The addition of more products to the system shifts the equilibrium to the left.
  • Using the same logic, we can assume that by adding a product to a system, the equilibrium will shift left.
  • The above notion is explained through below diagram:

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