Chemistry A-Level
Products versus reactants predominating
What Products versus reactants predominating means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Products versus reactants predominating
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A large Kc, well above 1, means the products dominate at equilibrium, while a small Kc, well below 1, means reactants dominate.
Topics that use Products versus reactants predominating
- Chemical equilibrium (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Calculating Kc from equilibrium concentrations
- closed system
- constant concentrations
- Controlling variables in equilibrium experiments
- dynamic equilibrium
- Dynamic equilibrium and equal forward and reverse rates
- Dynamic equilibrium in closed systems
- Effect of concentration change on equilibrium position
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