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Explain the significance of:_______. a) a very large value of K, b) a very small value of K, and c) a K value of about 1.0.

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a) A large value of K shows that the reaction is product favoured. It implies that more reactants are converted to products and the equilibrium concentration of products in the system is far higher than that of the reactants. The reaction will proceed towards the right hand side.

b)A small value of K implies that the reaction is reactant favoured. There are more reactants than products present at equilibrium and the reaction will proceed towards the lefthand side.

c) K=1 implies the presence of a significant concentration of reactants and products in the system at equilibrium.