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28 April, 20:58

Is it possible for a reaction to have a large equilibrium constant but small forward and reverse rate constants?

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  1. 28 April, 21:20
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    The equilibrium constant K and the forward rate constant k1 and backward rate constant k2 has the following relation:

    K = k1 / k2

    So from the equation, we can say that yes it is possible to have large K even if k1 is small given that k2 is very small compared to k1: (k2 very less than 1)

    k2 << k1
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