Factors Effecting Equalibrium Flashcards
What is equilibrium?
When forward and reverse reaction occur at the same rate
What is a reversible reaction?
When products can react to produce original reactants
What is le chateliers principle?
If a system at equilibrium is changed, the system responds to counteract that change
What happens when the concentration of reactants increases?
Equilibrium favours the forward reaction
Equilibrium shifts to the right
More products are formed
Less reactants used
What happens when concentration of reactants decreases?
Equilibrium favours the reverse reaction
Equilibrium shifts to the left
This increases concentration of reactants
This decreases concentration of the products
What happens when you increase temperature of products?
Equilibrium favours the endothermic reaction
EQB shifts to the left
This decreases products
Increases reactants
What happens when you decrease temperature of reactants?
EQB favours the exothermic reaction
EQB shifts to the right
This increases products
Decreases reactants
What happens when you increase pressure?
EQB shifts to side with fewer moles
What happens when you decrease pressure?
EQB shifts to side with more moles.
