Consider the equilibrium B(aq) + H 2 O(I) HB+(aq) + OH - (aq). Suppose that a

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Consider the equilibrium

B(aq) + H2O(I) ⇌ HB+(aq) + OH-(aq).

Suppose that a salt of HB+ is added to a solution of B at equilibrium.

(a) Will the equilibrium constant for the reaction increase, decrease, or stay the same?

(b) Will the concentration of B(aq) increase, decrease, or stay the same?

(c) Will the pH of the solution increase, decrease, or stay the same?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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