The table lists the instantaneous forward and reverse rates for a reaction mixture
CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc) · Chemical equilibria (Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc)
Problem
The table lists the instantaneous forward and reverse rates for a reaction mixture.
Time (s) | Ratefwd (×10−4Ms−1) | Raterev (×10−4Ms−1)
60 | 7.2 | 3.5
120 | 5.1 | 5.0
180 | 3.8 | 4.0
240 | 3.0 | 3.0
Within a tolerance of ±0.05×10−4Ms−1, at which time is the system closest to equilibrium?