Chemistry: Atoms First
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Author: Richard Langley, Klaus Theopold, Paul Flowers
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Chapter 13, Problem 7E
Explain why an equilibrium between
would not be established if the container were not a closed vessel shown in Figure 13.4.
Figure 13.4.A sealed tube containing an equilibrium mixture of liquid and gaseous bromine. (credit: http://images-of-elements.com/bromine.php)
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