CHM 145 Chapter 15-17: Exam2Reviewish

• School: Oakland University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHM 145
• Professor: Charlene Hayden

Document Summary

The double arrows in this equation indicate that the reaction can occur in both the forward and reverse directions and can reach chemical equilibrium. Large value of k means that the reaction lies far to the right at equilibrium a high concentration of products and a low concentration of reactants. A small value of k means that the reaction lies far to the left at equilibrium a high concentration of reactants and a low concentration of products. A reaction such as this one that can proceed in both the forward and reverse directions is reversible. In short, the value of k is a measure of how far a reaction proceeds the larger the value of k, the more the reaction proceeds toward the products. As h 2 and i 2 react, their concentrations decrease, which in turn decreases the rate of the forward reaction.