If you add more CO₂(g) to an equilibrium mixture of CaCO₃(s), CaO(s) and CO₂(g) in a hot closed vessel, which way would you expect the equilibrium to shift ? CaCO₃(s) $\harr$ CaO(s) + CO₂(g)

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Adding more CO₂(g) will increase the concentration of the product, causing the equilibrium to shift to the left to form more reactant according to Le Chatelier's principle.

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