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Significance of the Equilibrium Constant

OCR AS-level ChemistryEquilibriumLesson 10 of 10

A Kc values of 1 indicates a position of equilibrium halfway between reactants and products.

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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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