Which factors equilibrium constant depends
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*NOTE: Change in concentration, pressure, catalyst, inert gas addition, etc. have NO effect on Equilibrium CONSTANT. Only temperature does. Temperature, concentration, pressure, catalyst, inert gas addition lead to a shift in EQUILIBRIUM POSITION.
Activation energy is the minimum energy required to start a chemical reaction. Collisions of particles lead to reactions. Only particles that collide sufficiently, are able to react. Now comes the important point. We know that the rate of a reaction increases with increase in temperature due to more energy and more collisions. But the extent of increase in this rate depends on the “energy of activation” of the reaction which is different for both - the forward and the backward reaction. So, a given increase in temperature leads to increase in the rate of forward and backward reactions to different extents. We also know that: