Chemistry A-Level
Effect of temperature on equilibrium position
What Effect of temperature on equilibrium position means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Raising the temperature shifts the position of equilibrium to the left for an exothermic forward reaction and to the right for an endothermic forward reaction.
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