You can use Le Chatelier's Principle to describe the equilibrium shift.
Le Chaterlier's Principle states that: "<span>If a dynamic equilibrium is disturbed by changing the conditions, the position of equilibrium moves to counteract the change."
Thus, if you heat up the reaction, the equilibrium shift favors the endothermic reaction. If you increase pressure (if gases are involved), the shift favors the reaction that produces less gaseous products (to counteract pressure) and so on.</span>
This question seems to be an essay question from experiment. Different solution of oxidizing agent will have different strength. Sulfuric acid or H2SO4 is weaker oxidizing agent when compared to nitric acid (HNO3). In this case, if you subtitute the H2SO4 you wouldn't be able to get the same result for the experiment.
The two sublevels are s and p. These are the main group sublevels
The definition of heat transfer through convection involves the movement of a fluid that causes heat to move away from a hear source. That being said, convection can take place in a lake, air inside, and air outside since both liquids and gasses are considered to be fluids.
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