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Chemical Equilibrium
Consider the following reaction(s):
H2O (liquid) H20 (gas)
H2O (gas) H2O (liquid)
H2O (liquid) H2O (gas)
Equilibrium Symbol
Chemical equilibrium occurs when opposing reactions are proceeding at equal rates. The rate at which the products are formed from the reactants equals the rate at which the reactants are formed from the products.
For equilibrium to occur, neither reactant nor products can escape from the system.
Reversible Reactions
REVERSIBLE REACTIONS do not go to completion and can occur in either direction:
aA + bB cC + dD
CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM exists when the forward & reverse reactions occur at exactly the same rate
Reactant
Product
Time (reaction progress )
EQUILIBRIUM
conc
entr
atio
n
At equilibrium:
If there are more products than reactants, the products are said to be favored.
If there are more reactants than products, the reactants are said to be favored.
The Equilibrium Constant, Kc
For the reaction: aA + bB cC + dD at equilibrium, the constant, kc or keq:
Kc is a measure of the extent to which a reaction occurs; it varies with temperature.
ba
dc
c [B][A][D][C]
][reactants[products]
K
A few notes about Kc…Kc is completely unrelated to rate constant, k
“k” is generically used for “constant” in science
In Kc, the “c” is for “concentration”Note that we plug in molarities, or
concentrations to solve for Kc
There are other equilibrium constants that are studied in IB Chemistry (Ka, Kb, Kw, Kp,Ksp)
Example (b): Write the equilibrium expression for…
4NH3 + 5O2 4NO + 6H2O
52
43
62
4
c ][O][NHO][H[NO]
K
Ex: One liter of the equilibrium mixture from example (a) was found to contain 0.172 mol PCl3, 0.086 mol Cl2 and 0.028 mol PCl5. Calculate Kc.
M) (0.028M)(0.086M) (0.172
Kc
PCl5 PCl3 + Cl2 ][PCl]][Cl[PCl
K5
23c
53.0
What does Kc=0.53 mean to me???
When Kc >> 1, most reactants will be converted to products.
When Kc << 1, most reactants will remain unreacted.
The equilibrium constant allows us to ….
Predict the direction in which a reaction mixture will proceed to achieve equilibrium.
Calculate the concentrations of reactants and products once
equilibrium has been reached.
Reaction Quotient (Q)
Reaction Quotient (Q) is calculated the same as Kc, but the concentrations are not necessarily equilibrium concentrations.
Comparing Q with Kc enables us to predict the direction in which a rxn will occur to a greater extent when a rxn is NOT at equilibrium.
Comparing Q to Kc
When Q < Kc:
When Q = Kc:
When Q > Kc:
Forward rxn predominates – “reaction proceeds to the right”(until equil. is reached)
System is at equilibrium
Reverse reaction predominates – “reaction proceeds to the left” (until equilibrium is reached)
Ex: H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI(g) Kc for this reaction at 450 C is 49. If 0.22 mol I2, 0.22 mol H2, and 0.66 mol HI are put into a 1.00-L container, would the system be at equilibrium? If not, what must occur to establish equilibrium.
]][I[H
[HI]Q
22
2
M) M)(0.22 (0.22M) (0.66 2
0.9Q < Kc; therefore forward reaction predominates until equilibrium is reached.