For a reversible reaction , at constant temperature, both the forward and the backward reactions are first order elementary reactions with rate constants and , respectively. At time zero, the concentration of is and the concentration of is zero. At any given time, and are the concentrations of and , respectively. If , the correct graphical representation of the reaction is
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Official answer: C
At equilibrium the forward and backward rates are equal:
With : and .
falls from 1 to 0.8 and rises from 0 to 0.2, as in graph (C).