If the equilibrium constant is much less than 1, what can you conclude about the concentrations of the reactants and products?
A. Reactants are in the numerator of the equilibrium expression, so the concentration of the reactants is high.
B. Products are in the numerator of the equilibrium expression, so the concentration of the reactants is high.
C. Products are in the numerator of the equilibrium expression, so the concentration of the products is high.
D. Reactants are in the numerator of the equilibrium expression, so the concentration of the products is high.
Its B just took the quiz
To answer this question, we need to understand the relationship between the equilibrium constant and the concentrations of reactants and products.
The equilibrium constant (K) is calculated by dividing the concentration of products (raised to their respective powers) by the concentration of reactants (also raised to their respective powers), with each concentration raised to the power of its stoichiometric coefficient.
If the equilibrium constant (K) is much less than 1, it means that the concentration of products is much smaller compared to the concentration of reactants. This suggests that the reaction is not favorable for the formation of products.
So, based on this information, we can conclude that the correct answer is:
A. Reactants are in the numerator of the equilibrium expression, so the concentration of the reactants is high.
I think that the answer to this one is A, as i know that the concentration of the reactants is high. I'm not sure about whether its products or reactants as the numerator though?
A is not right.
K = ([products)/(reactants)