Question

How Does Temperature Change Equilibrium?

Answer 1

The effect of temperature on equilibrium change:

• According to Le Chatelier's principle, the equilibrium can be shifted in forward or backward direction by indicating the nature(endothermic or exothermic) of the reaction on changing the temperature.
• In this reaction $\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B}\rightleftharpoons \mathrm{C}+\mathrm{D}$, when the reaction is in forward direction then it will be exothermic reaction while the backward reaction will be endothermic reaction.
• The equilibrium will shift in forward direction by releasing heat on decreasing the temperature of a reaction.

Thus, When the temperature is increased the equilibrium shifts in backward direction.