Which risk increases when equilibrium constant increases significantly for exothermic reversible reaction?

💡 Explanation

When the equilibrium constant of an exothermic reversible reaction increases greatly, heat production accelerates because the forward reaction is strongly favored, potentially leading to a thermal runaway situation. Therefore runaway reaction results, rather than catalyst poisoning, reverse dominance, or low yield, each require other unfavorable thermodynamic or kinetic conditions.

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