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According to Zumdahl's textbook, it doesn't.
In the book, there is a question that asks which way the equilbrium will shift if additional UO2(s) is added to the system.
The answer is the equilibrium is not affected.
HOWEVER,
I stumbled upon a thread on studentdoctor in which the original poster claims he/she has seen a problem in which removal of H2O(l) would shift the reaction to the left.
Why the discrepancy?
Link here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=9828806#post9828806
In the book, there is a question that asks which way the equilbrium will shift if additional UO2(s) is added to the system.
UO2(s) + 4HF (g) <-------> UF4(g) + 2H2O(g)
The answer is the equilibrium is not affected.
HOWEVER,
I stumbled upon a thread on studentdoctor in which the original poster claims he/she has seen a problem in which removal of H2O(l) would shift the reaction to the left.
For the following reaction at equilibrium
2NO2(g)+H2O(l) (it's l not g) <-> HNO2(aq)+HNO3(aq),
which will shift reaction to the left?
Why the discrepancy?
Link here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=9828806#post9828806