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If the concentration of products is increased the equilibrium is shifted from * left to right/ to the left/ right to left /down left​

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to the left

Step-by-step explanation:

If the concentration of products is increased for a reaction that is in equilibrium, the equilibrium would shift to the left side of the reaction (the reactant's side).

For a reaction that is in equilibrium, the reaction is balanced between the reactants and the products. According to Le Cha telier's principle, if one of the constraints capable of influencing the rate of reactions is applied to such a reaction that is in equilibrium, the equilibrium would shift so as to neutralize the effects created by the constraint.

Hence, in this case, if the concentration of the products of a reaction in equilibrium is increased, the equilibrium would shift in such a way that more reactants are formed so as to annul the effects created by the increase in the concentration of the products. Since reactants are always on the left side of chemical equations, it thus means that the equilibrium would shift to the left.

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