(Solved): If an external stress is applied to a reaction at equilibrium, the reaction responds by movin ...

Summary of Le Châtelier's Principle \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline Variable & Type of Change & Response of System & \begin{tabular}{c} Change in \\ $K_c?$ \end{tabular} \\ \hline \multirow[t]{2}{*}{ concentration } & increase & \begin{tabular}{l} Shifts to consume some of the added \\ reactant/product. \end{tabular} & NO \\ \hline & decrease & \begin{tabular}{l} Shifts to replace some of the removed \\ reactant/product. \end{tabular} & NO \\ \hline \multirow[t]{2}{*}{ temperature } & increase & \begin{tabular}{l} Shifts to consume some of the added thermal \\ energy. \end{tabular} & YES \\ \hline & decrease & \begin{tabular}{l} Shifts to replace some of the removed thermal \\ energy. \end{tabular} & YES \\ \hline \multirow[t]{2}{*}{ volume } & \begin{tabular}{l} increase \\ (decrease in P) \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} Shifts toward the side with the larger total amount \\ of gaseous particles. \end{tabular} & NO \\ \hline & \begin{tabular}{l} decrease \\ (increase in P) \end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l} Shifts toward the side with the smaller total \\ amount of gaseous particles. \end{tabular} & NO \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{ Variables That Do NOT Affect Chemical Equilibria } \\ \hline catalysts & $\mathrm{n}/\mathrm{a}$ & NO effect & NO \\ \hline inert gases & $\mathrm{n}/\mathrm{a}$ & NO effect & NO \\ \hline \end{tabular}