Shown below is a concentration vs. time plot for the reaction A = B. For this reaction the value of the equilibrium constant is 0.100 0.080 A E 0.060 0.040 0.020 0.000 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 Concentration (M)

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Shown below is a concentration vs. time plot for the reaction A = B. For this reaction the value of the equilibrium constant is
0.100
0.080
A
0.060
0.040
0.020
0.000
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
Time (min)
Kc < 1.
O Kc = 0.
O Kc = 1.
O Kc > 1.
Concentration (M)
O O O O
Transcribed Image Text:Question 10 Shown below is a concentration vs. time plot for the reaction A = B. For this reaction the value of the equilibrium constant is 0.100 0.080 A 0.060 0.040 0.020 0.000 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 Time (min) Kc < 1. O Kc = 0. O Kc = 1. O Kc > 1. Concentration (M) O O O O
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Equilibrium constant is the ratio of concentration of products to the concentration of reactants raised to the power of their respective coefficients.

For example;

                                                           aXbY

                                          Thus,       Kc=YbXa

Here, [ ] denotes the concentration of each specie and a, b are the coefficients of X and Y, respectively.

At any time, if the concentration of reactant (X) is higher than the concentration of product (Y), then;

                                                                         YbXa<1     Kc<1

At any time, if the concentration of product (Y) is higher than the concentration of reactant (X), then;

                                                                         YbXa>1     Kc>1

At any time, if the concentration of product (Y) is equal to the concentration of reactant (X), then;

                                                                         YbXa=1     Kc=1

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