Aqueous bromine is an equilibrium mixture. Br2(aq) + H2O(l) ⇋ OBr¯(aq) + Br¯(aq) + 2H+(aq) Aqueous bromine is orange in colour. The species on the right-hand side of the equation are colourless. Changes are made to three separate portions of the equilibrium mixture. Which row shows how the colour of the mixture changes when a small amount of each substance is added? adding sulfuric acid, adding solid sodium bromide, adding water
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B: darker orange, darker orange, paler orange
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