Question

What's it called when the reaction is sped up until equilibrium is established?

Answer 1

favoring

If more NH 3 were added, the reverse reaction would be favored. This favoring of a reaction means temporarily speeding up the reaction in that direction until equilibrium is reestablished. Recall that once equilibrium is reestablished, the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are again equal. The addition of NH 3 would result in increased formation of the reactants, N 2 and H 2 .