Equilibrium

Question 1

What is equilibrium?

Answer 1

Equilibrium is where the rate of forward reaction is equal to the rate of backward reaction and has no further tendency to change?

Question 2

What happens when temperature increases?

Answer 2

Moves in direction of endothermic reaction to take in more heat energy and cool it down. Rate is increased.

Question 3

What happens when temperature decreases?

Answer 3

Moves in direction of exothermic reaction to give out heat to surroundings, heating it up. Rate decreases.

Question 4

What happens when pressure increases?

Answer 4

Moves in the direction of the fewest molecules of gas. Rate increased if reacting gases are present.

Question 5

What happens when pressure decreases?

Answer 5

Moves in the direction of more molecules of gas. Rate decreases if reacting gases are present.

Question 6

What happens when concentration of a reacting substance increased?

Answer 6

Moves in the direction away from the reacting substance. Rate increased.

Question 7

What happens when concentration of a reacting substance decreases?

Answer 7

Moves in the direction towards the reacting substance. Rate decreases.