Temperature and equilibrium constant [ENDORSED]

[Mike Matthews 1D]

Can someone please explain to me what raising the temperature does to the equilibrium constant of a reaction.

[Vivian Nguyen]

Equilibrium constants depend on temperature. You can see how the equilibrium constant changes with the changes in temperature through the Vant Hoff Equation.
In terms of what's qualitatively happening, raising the temperature will favor the formation of more reactants if it is an exothermic reaction while raising the temperature of an endothermic reaction will favor the formation of products.
Hope this helps!

[Isaiah Little 1A 14B]

Raising the temperature in a reaction typically increases the rate at which the reaction proceeds (k) since the increased average kinetic energy of the particles in the reaction causes more reactants to collide with other reactants to form products.