### Understanding Chemical Equilibrium Shifts: A Case Study**Given the following equilibrium equation:**\[ \text{CH}_4(g) + 2\text{O}_2(g) \leftrightharpoons \text{CO}_2(g) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(g) + \text{heat} \]**Question:**What would be the effect of removing \(\text{O}_2\) from the reaction mixture?### Options:- \( \circ \) **No effect and \(\text{CO}_2\) concentration goes down.** - \( \circ \) **Shifts to the left and \(\text{CO}_2\) concentration increases.** - \( \circ \) **Shifts to the right and \(\text{H}_2\text{O}\) concentration increases.** - \( \circ \) **Shifts to the left and \(\text{CH}_4\) concentration increases.**### Explanation:In a chemical equilibrium, removing a reactant or a product will disturb the equilibrium, causing the system to shift in a direction that will counteract the change, according to **Le Chatelier's Principle**.- **If \(\text{O}_2\) is removed**, the system will attempt to replace the \(\text{O}_2\) by shifting the equilibrium to the left, favoring the reactants.Among the given options, the correct answer would be:\( \circ \) **Shifts to the left and \(\text{CH}_4\) concentration increases.**This is because the reaction will shift towards the reactants to produce more \(\text{O}_2\), thereby increasing the concentration of \(\text{CH}_4\).

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Given the following equilibrium equation: CH4(g) + 2O2(g) <--> CO2(g) + 2H₂O(g) + heat What would be the effect of Removing O₂ from the reaction mixture. No effect and CO₂ concentration goes down. Shifts to the left and CO₂ concentration increases. Shifts to the right and H₂O concentration increase. Shifts to the left and CH4 concentration increases.

Given the following equilibrium equation: CH4(g) + 2O2(g) <--> CO2(g) + 2H₂O(g) + heat What would be the effect of Removing O₂ from the reaction mixture. No effect and CO₂ concentration goes down. Shifts to the left and CO₂ concentration increases. Shifts to the right and H₂O concentration increase. Shifts to the left and CH4 concentration increases.

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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