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What effect does an increase in products have on the reaction rate of a mixture at equilibrium?
A.
The forward reaction rate increases.
B.
Both the forward and the reverse reaction rates decrease.
Both the forward and the reverse reaction rates increase.
D.
The reverse reaction rate increases.
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When the product of a reaction at equilibrium is increased the equilibrium will shift left or to the reactant side. As a result the excess product will get converted to reactant. This is in accordance to Le Chatelier's principle.

Le Chatelier's principle states that when a system is subjected to stress the equilibrium will shift in a direction to minimize effect of the stress.

Thus the products added to the system at equilibrium will make the equilibrium shift to the reactant side, the rate of the reverse or backward reaction will increase.

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