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Apologia Chem M15A
Chemical equilibrium
Question | Answer |
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chemical equilibrium | the point at which both the forward and reverse reactions in a chemical equation have equal reaction rates |
When chemical equilibrium occurs, the amounts of each substance in the chemical equation will not | change, despite the fact that both reactions still proceed. |
double arrow | indicates that a particular reaction can operate in either direction |
forward reaction | when the reaction proceeds in the normally notated manner |
reverse reaction | when the products in a reaction begin reversing the original process |
Chemical reactions _____ ______ start at chemical equilibrium. | do not. |
The forward and reverse reactions in an equilibrium have | different rates. |
K = | equilibrium constant |
The eq subscript on each concentration term on Equation 15.1 reminds us that | to calculate the equilibrium constant, we must always use the concentrations of the substances once equilibrium is reached. |
The equilibrium constant never changes as long as | the temperature doesn't change. |
The equilibrium constant can be used as a gauge to tell us | the relative concentrations of reactants and products when the reaction reaches equilibrium. |
If the equilibrium constant for a chemical reaction is very large, there will be | a lot of products and only a few reactants. |
If the equilibrium constant for a chemical reaction is small, there will be | a lot of reactants and only a few products. |
When the equilibrium constant is close to 1, then there will be | approximately equal amounts of reactants and products. |
When an equilibrium reaction has more products than reactants at equilibrium, we say it is | weighted towards the products side of the equation. |
When an equilibrium reaction has more reactants than products at equilibrium, we say it is | weighted towards the reactants side of the equation. |
If K = 46,000, then the arrow for the reaction should point to the | right. |
If K = .00002, then the arrow for the reaction should point to the | left. |
If K = 1.2, we need to keep a | double arrow. |
When a solid or liquid appears in a chemical equation, it is | not included in equation 15.1. |
When a molecule or atom appears in the aqueous phase in a chemical equation, we | do include it in equation 15.1. |