Question 10Shown below is a concentration vs. time plot for the reaction A = B. For this reaction the value of the equilibrium constant is0.1000.080A0.0600.0400.0200.0000.001.002.003.004.005.00Time (min)Kc < 1.O Kc = 0.O Kc = 1.O Kc > 1.Concentration (M)O O O O

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Equilibrium constant is the ratio of concentration of products to the concentration of reactants raised to the power of their respective coefficients.

For example;

$a X \Leftrightarrow b Y$

Thus, $K_{c} = \frac{{[Y]}^{b}}{{[X]}^{a}}$

Here, [ ] denotes the concentration of each specie and a, b are the coefficients of X and Y, respectively.

At any time, if the concentration of reactant (X) is higher than the concentration of product (Y), then;

$\frac{{[Y]}^{b}}{{[X]}^{a}} < 1 \Rightarrow K_{c} < 1$

At any time, if the concentration of product (Y) is higher than the concentration of reactant (X), then;

$\frac{{[Y]}^{b}}{{[X]}^{a}} > 1 \Rightarrow K_{c} > 1$

At any time, if the concentration of product (Y) is equal to the concentration of reactant (X), then;

$\frac{{[Y]}^{b}}{{[X]}^{a}} = 1 \Rightarrow K_{c} = 1$

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