Clarification of reactants or products favored

[Jordan Guzman 3A]

When we say reactants are favored does that mean there are more Products that will form reactants in the reverse reaction? Or does it mean that there is a higher reactant concentration? And if we say products are favored does that mean there are more reactants that result in the forward reaction of product formation?

[506200887]

When we say that reactants are favored in a chemical reaction, it typically means that the equilibrium lies to the left, indicating that more reactants will form from the products in the reverse reaction. This could be due to a higher concentration of reactants compared to products or because the reaction is exothermic, meaning it releases heat, and thus lowering the temperature would favor the formation of reactants.

Conversely, if we say that products are favored, it usually means that the equilibrium lies to the right, indicating that more products will form from the reactants in the forward reaction. This could be due to a higher concentration of products compared to reactants or because the reaction is endothermic, meaning it absorbs heat, and thus raising the temperature would favor the formation of products.

[victoria lu 2c]

"Favored" means the direction in which the reaction will shift or proceed. If the reaction favors the reactants, it will proceed towards the reactant side, hence resulting in greater reactant production than products.
And if Q > K, there would be more products than reactants compared to the ratio at equilibrium, which means that the system would want to produce more reactants and favor the reverse reaction.