Assertion : The equilibrium constant for the reverse reaction is equal to the inverse of the equilib

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Assertion : The equilibrium constant for the reverse reaction is equal to the inverse of the equilibrium constant for the forward reaction.\ Reason : The value of equilibrium constant is independent of initial concentrations of the reactants and products.

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(b) : For the reaction : $a A+b B ightleftharpoons c C+d D$ \ $ K_c=\frac{[C]^c[D]^d}{[A]^a[B]^b} $ \ For reverse reaction : $c C+d D ightleftharpoons a A+b B$ $ K_c^{\prime}=\frac{[A]^a[B]^b}{[C]^c[D]^d}=\frac{1}{K_c} $