AS Chemistry

Unit 1.7 – Le Chatelier’s Principle

Knowledge & Skills:

  • recalling and explaining the term dynamic equilibrium
  • stating Le Chatelier’s principle
  • using Le Chatelier’s principle to predict how temperature/pressure and catalyst affect the position of equilibrium
  • considering how these factors affect the rate of a reaction and the need for compromise conditions
  • writing an equilibrium expression for a reversible reaction and calculating the equilibrium constant
  • performing calculations using the equilibrium constant