Consider the reaction system CH 4 (g) + 2O 2 (g) CO 2 (g) + 2H 2 O(g) + energy, and use the following choices to describe what happens when the changes below are made to the system at equilibrium. -CO₂(g) is removed from the reaction vessel.

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According to Le Chatelier's principle, when a reactant is removed from the system, the equilibrium will shift in the direction that produces more of the missing/reacting species. In this case, removing COS will shift the equilibrium to the right in order to produce more COS and maintain the equilibrium constant. Therefore, the reaction will shift to the right.

Consider the Reaction System CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g)

Consider the Reaction System CH₄(g) + 2O₂(g) CO₂(g)