The terms q and k describe mass action for reactions at non-equilibrium and equilibrium conditions, respectively. for a forward reaction to being favored in a living cell, which of the following statements must be true?
a. the value of k must be less than that of q.
b. the value of q must be less than that of k.
c. no conclusion can be drawn about q and k for a favorable process.
d. none of the listed statements are true; cells are at equilibrium.

Part b: study of equilibrium on solubility: mg(oh)2(s) ⇌ mg2+(aq) + 2 oh–(aq) cloudy clear (pink) 7. a. b. 8. a. b. 9. 10. 11. 12. when adding concentrated hydrochloric acid, how did the appearance of the equilibrium mixture change? the change in appearance indicated a shift in the point of equilibrium. in which direction did the equilibrium shift? (l) left (r) right explain your answer to question 7a. you should indicate which ion was added to or removed from the equilibrium mixture. when adding edta, how did the appearance of the equilibrium mixture change? the change in appearance indicated a shift in the point of equilibrium. in which direction did the equilibrium shift? (l) left (r) right explain your answer to question 8a. you should indicate which ion was added to or removed from the equilibrium mixture. upon heating in which direction is the equilibrium shifting? upon cooling in which direction is the equilibrium shifting? is the forward reaction a. endothermic explain your answers to questions 9, 10, and 11. (l) left (r) right (l) left (r) right b. exothermic

What happens to the average kinetic energy of a gas when the particles of the gas collide against each other at a constant temperature and volume? explain your answer.

If the concentration of phosphate in the cytosol is 2.0 mm and the concentration of phosphate in the surrounding fluid is 0.1 mm, how could the cell increase the concentration of phosphate in the cytosol? a) passive transportb) diffusionc) active transportd) osmosise) facilitated diffusion