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To predict whether each of the following reactions contains mostly reactants or mostly products, we simply need to compare the strength of the two acids that are present in the reaction.
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The equilibrium will always favor the weaker acid side.
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So for the first one, we have our two acids as being the hydronium ion and h3 -p -o -4.
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H3po4 is a weaker acid, therefore the equilibrium lies toward the weaker acid side or towards the reactant side.
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For the next one, we've got co3 2 plus plus h2o goes to oh minus plus hc03 minus, and the two acids that we're considering are h2.
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H .c .o .3 minus and water.
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And again, it will lie towards the weaker side.
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Water is a weaker acid than h.
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C .o .3.
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So this is going to favor the reactant side also.
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If that's not as obvious for this particular reaction, we could also compare the base strengths...