How would the system respond to the following changes to reestablish equilibrium

Question

How would the system respond to the following changes to reestablish equilibrium ( ship right, shift left, or no change).

a) gaseous water is removed?

b) C (s) is added?

c) Pressure is increased by decreasing volume of the container ?

PLEASE ANSWER AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU CHOSE THE ANSWER

C (s) + H2O (g) CO (g) + H2 (g) How would the system respond to the following changes to reestablish equilibrium ( ship right, shift left, or no change). a) gaseous water is removed? b) C (s) is added? c) Pressure is increased by decreasing volume of the container ?

Explanation / Answer

A) if water is removed, the equilibrium will shift to the left (products will try to equilibrate the loss of water by reacting to water and carbon)

B) if Carbon is added, there will be an excess of reactants... The reactants will equilibrate this by reacting to products. The shift is to rigth

C) if pressure is increased by volume ecrease, there is no shift becasue both sides have he same amount of moles (reactants add up 2 moles of gases and the product add up also 2 moles)

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