For the reaction A2 + 2B ∆ 2 AB, the rate of the for- ward reacti...

Question

For the reaction A2 + 2B ∆ 2 AB, the rate of the for- ward reaction is 18 M/s and the rate of the reverse reaction is 12 M/s. The reaction is not at equilibrium. Will the reaction pro-
ceed in the forward or reverse direction to attain equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

Hello everyone today. We have the following problem. The rate of the forward and reverse reaction of this following chemical reaction are 15 molar per second and nine molar per second, respectively. In which direction will the reaction proceed to reach equilibrium? So we have this reaction here and then we have the rate of the forward reaction and the rate of the backward reaction. So something that we want to know is that since the rate for our forward reaction is larger than the rate of our reverse reaction, then the reaction is going to proceed, the reaction proceeds in the forward direction. And this is to compensate for the difference in the rate. And so the answer choice that best reflects this is going to be answer choice B The reaction will proceed in the forward direction and with that we've answered the question overall, I hope this helped and until next time.

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