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For an exothermic reaction, what happens to the equilibrium constant K when temperature is raised?
AK stays unchanged
BK increases
CK becomes zero
DK decreases
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. K decreases
Heat acts like a product in an exothermic reaction, so raising the temperature shifts equilibrium backward and lowers K.
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