A Kc values of 1 indicates a position of equilibrium halfway between reactants and products.The larger the value of Kc the further the position of equilibrium lies to the right and the greater the concentration of products compared to reactants.A Kc value >1 indicates a position of equilibrium towards the products(to the right).A Kc value < 1 indicates a position of equilibrium towards the reactants (to the left).
Kc and the Position of Equilibrium
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Specification: AQA Chemistry (7404), AS-level, 3.1.6.1 Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier's principle. Topic: Equilibria.
Key terms in this lesson
- Equilibrium constant
- A value, Kc, that expresses the relative concentrations of products and reactants at equilibrium for a reaction.
- Position of equilibrium
- The relative amounts of reactants and products present when a reversible reaction has reached equilibrium.
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- The Equilibrium Constant Kc
- Finding the Value of Kc
- Example Question - 1
- Example Question - 2
- Example Question - 3
- The Effect of Changing Temperature on Kc
- The Effect of Changing Concentration on the Position of Equilibrium
- Catalysts
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