A reaction at has when written in the forward direction

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc) · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc)

Problem

A reaction at 298 K298\,\text{K} has K=5.7×103K = 5.7 \times 10^{3} when written in the forward direction. Describe how the numerical value of KK changes when the chemical equation is written in the reverse direction, and explain your reasoning in one sentence.

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