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Offline redpepper007

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Re: System equilibrium constant expression problem
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2010, 10:29:10 AM »
Umm, okay. Thanks :)

Well, in my case I have:

3 volumes ⇌ 5 volumes

So, according to wiki, if I increase the pressure, balance will shift to the left (because theres less moles), but thats not what I need. I need to get rid of SO2, so I should decrease the pressure. Is that right?

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Re: System equilibrium constant expression problem
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2010, 06:32:21 AM »
One of the products isn't a gas.

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Re: System equilibrium constant expression problem
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2010, 10:24:52 AM »
OK, I already handed-in my work :)

Thanks for your help, now I uderstand Le Chatlier's principle (I hope so) :)

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