Equilibrium constant and elementary reaction rate constants

[ShravanPatel2B]

How is the equilibrium constant related to the forward and reverse rate constants of the
elementary reactions contributing to an overall reaction?

[Jack Riley 4f]

K=(k'/k) is the relationship between equilibrium constant and rate constants

[Niharika 1H]

The eq constant K = kf/kr.

[WYacob_2C]

The equilibrium constant is equal to k(forward)/k(reverse). This is helpful when converting the concentration of intermediate species into concentrations of reactants of the overall reaction when given elementary reactions.

[Sartaj Bal 1J]

For a forward reaction that is endothermic, increasing the equilibrium constant means that the forward rate constant will increase as well.

[Kevin Xu 4F]

In an equilibrium reaction, there is a forward reaction and a reverse reaction happening at the same time. The forward reaction's rate can be modeled as rate=k[reactants] and the reverse reaction's rate can be modeled as rate = k'[products]. At equilibrium, since the rates of forward and reverse reactions are equal, you can set these equal to each other and rearrange the rate constants on one side to get k/k' = [products]/[reactants]