Combined Science GCSE
Predicting direction of equilibrium shift
What Predicting direction of equilibrium shift means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Increasing pressure shifts equilibrium towards the side with fewer gas molecules, and decreasing pressure shifts it towards the side with more gas molecules.
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