General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium - 10.2 Chemical Equilibrium - Questions and Problems - Page 380: 10.12

Answer

The reaction has not reached equilibrium in this time period, because the concentrations of the reactants and products are not constant yet.

Work Step by Step

The equilibrium is reached when the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal, so the concentrations of the reactants and products are constant. Since there is no evidence of constant concentrations, the reaction did not reach equilibrium.
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