Question R15 Q9 - NSB Round Robin 2009

Which of the following is NOT generally true of reaction equilibria:

W) if the temperature of an exothermic reaction is raised, the equilibrium shifts to the left

X) the equilibrium constants for forward and reverse reactions are the reciprocals of each other

Y) pure liquids appear in the equilibrium expression but pure solids do not

Z) an equilibrium constant greater than 1 means that the reaction favors products at equilibrium

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