For the reaction: 2 NO2 (g) + O2 (g) --> 2 NO3 (g) at 923 °C , Kc is 42.5. If 0.0500 moles of NO2 (g), 0.122 moles of O2 (g) and 0.300 moles of NO3 (g) are mixed in a 1.00 liter container at 923 °C, in what direction will the reaction proceed? (Show your calculation to prove that your answer is not a guess.)

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For the reaction: 2 NO2 (g) + O2 (g) --> 2 NO3 (g) at 923 °C , Kc is 42.5. If 0.0500 moles of NO2 (g), 0.122 moles of O2 (g) and 0.300 moles of NO3 (g) are mixed in a 1.00 liter container at 923 °C, in what direction will the reaction proceed? (Show your calculation to prove that your answer is not a guess.)

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