Consider the following exothermic reaction 2SO2(g) + O2(g) = 2SO3 (g) . If the temperature of the reaction is reduced from 800oC to 500oC, and no other change takes place, then
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A.
the reaction rate increases -
B.
concentration of SO3 decreases -
C.
concentration of SO3 increases -
D.
SO2 gas becomes unreactive -
E.
O2 gas becomes unreactive