Silicon can be made by heating a mixture of sand (silicon dioxide) with magnesium powder.
The equation for this reaction is shown below.
SiO2 (s)+ 2Mg (s) → 2MgO (s) + Si (s)
Calculate the mass of silicon dioxide needed to make 1 g of silicon.
Relative atomic masses: O = 16; Si = 28
Mass = ?

How does the value of the equilibrium constant show that a reaction reaches equilibrium very quickly? (a) the equilibrium constant is large. (b) the equilibrium constant is small. (c) the equilibrium constant is zero. (d) the value of the equilibrium constant does not show how quickly a reaction comes to equilibrium.