Inert Gas
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Re: Inert Gas
An inert gas will not affect the equilibrium because it is not a part of the reaction and will not change the pressures of the gases in the reaction
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An inert gas does not affect the equilibrium because the volume is not changing, therefore the concentrations are not changing.
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Since the volume is not changed after gas is being inserted, the partial pressure for each molecule is not changed therefore the equilibrium stays.
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Re: Inert Gas
When an inert gas is added to a system in equilibrium with constant volume, the pressure of the system will go up, but, since the concentrations of the products and reactants do not change, there will be no shifts in the equilibrium. However, if the volume is not constant, the equilibrium will shift towards the direction with more moles of gas. This is so the system can counter the change that took place in the system (Le Châtelier's Principle).
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Re: Inert Gas
As long as there is no change in volume, then equilibrium will not be shifted because the inert gas is not included in the chemical reaction.
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