Equilibria

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How does the presence of a common ion affect the position of an acid-base equilibrium in a solution? For instance, if we add sodium acetate to an acetic acid solution, how does the equilibrium shift?

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Hi! I believe the addition of a common ion will cause the concentration of the ions in the equilibrium to increase and because of Le Chatelier's principle, the equilibrium will shift to counteract the increase.