Which outcome can occur when inert gas is introduced into a gaseous reaction at equilibrium?

💡 Explanation

Increasing the total pressure using an inert gas alters individual components' partial pressures due to Le Chatelier's principle; adding pressure disrupts the equilibrium, because equilibrium shifts to minimize the stress of increased particle collisions therefore altering the partial pressures rather than changing the equilibrium's direction.

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