AP Chemistry / Unit 7: Equilibrium

7.10 Reaction Quotient and Le Châtelier's Principle

3 practice questions

Notes

Compare $Q$ with $K$:

$Q<K$: shift right (forward).
$Q>K$: shift left (reverse).
$Q=K$: at equilibrium.
Only temperature changes $K$.

Practice

$Q=0.5$ and $K=2$. The reaction shifts:

Which changes the value of $K$?

$Q>K$ means there's too much:

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