The following reaction has an equilibrium constant 1.0 x 10-15 at high temperatures  H2(g) ⇌I2(g) +2HI(g) which of the statements is correct a)The system has approximately equal concentrations of product and reactant

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The following reaction has an equilibrium constant 1.0 x 10-15 at high temperatures 

H2(g) ⇌I2(g) +2HI(g)

which of the statements is correct

a)The system has approximately equal concentrations of product and reactant molecules at equilibrium 

b) The system consists almost entirely of reactant molecules at equilibirum

c) the system has a higher conce of reactant molecules than product molecules at equilibrium, but there are significant quantities of both

d) the system consists almost entirely of product molecules at equilibrium

e) the system has higher concentrations of product molecules than reactant molecules at equilibrium but there are significant quantities of both

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