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According to Le châtelier’s principle, what happens if heat is added to a system

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It depends on whether the system is endothermic or exothermic. If it is endothermic, then adding heat to the system will cause the equilibrium to shift right. Additionally, the k value will increase. Likewise, if the reaction is exothermic, adding heat will cause the equilibrium to shift left. Increasing temperature in an exothermic reaction cause k to decrease.

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