Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Buffers - Additional Questions and Problems - Page 356: 10.72c

Answer

Therefore, the system shifts towards the products.

Work Step by Step

Le Chatelier's principle states that when a system is stressed by the removal of a substance, the stress is relieved by the equilibrium shifting towards the side the substance is found on. H3O+ is found on the side of the products.
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