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Q.Which of the following is incorrect statement?

(a) Equilibrium constant varies with temperature.
(b) For a system at equilibrium, Q is always less than the equilibrium constant.
(c) Equilibrium can be attained from either side of the reaction.
(d) Presence of catalyst affects both the forward reaction and reverse reaction to the same extent.
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Statement (b) is incorrect because at equilibrium Q always equals K, never remains less than it.

The reaction quotient Q has the same mathematical form as the equilibrium constant K, but Q can be evaluated at ANY point during a reaction using the concentrations present at that instant, whereas K uses the equilibrium concentrations only. Comparing Q to K tells us the direction a reaction will shift: if Q < K the forward reaction proceeds (to increase Q), if Q > K the reverse reaction proceeds, and the reaction reaches equilibrium exactly when Q = K. So the claim that Q is 'always less than' K at equilibrium is wrong — it should be Q = K at equilibrium.

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