AP Chemistry Unit 7.5 Magnitude of the Equilibrium Constant

Magnitude of the Equilibrium Constant

  • K >1 products (forward reaction) are favored at equilibrium
    • If K is VERY large, reaction goes essentially to completion

                                   

  • K < 1 reactants (reverse reaction) are favored at equilibrium
    • If k is very small, reaction barely proceeds at all (“not occurring”)

                                     

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