CHEM Flashcards
refers to the state in a chemical reaction wherein the concentrations of the reactants and the products remain constant
Chemical Equilibrium
Chemical equilibrium is also called as ___ ( in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same)
Dynamic Equilibrium
enables the commercial production of ammonia from combining nitrogen gas with hydrogen gas (important reaction)
Haber Process
In 1864, two Norwegian scientists proposed the law of mass action to explain why chemical equilibrium occurs
Cato Guldberg and Peter Waage
may shift in favor of either the reactants or the products depending on certain factors
Chemical equilibria
Factors that may influence chemical equilibrium
concentration, temperature, and pressure
describes the extent the reaction favors either the forward reaction or the reverse reaction at equilibrium
magnitude of K
direction of the reaction that is favored can be determined by
obtaining Q and then comparing it to K
If the reaction quotient is smaller than the equilibrium constant
reaction shifts to the right side to give the products
equilibrium constant can be derived from the partial pressures of gaseous components instead of molar concentrations
gaseous mixture at equilibrium
one of the important concepts used in our everyday life, concepts of chemical equilibrium are applied to acid-base reactions
Acid-base
compounds that have sour taste
acids
compounds that have a bitter taste and slippery feel
Bases or alkalis
most vital chemical processes in both chemical and biological systems involve acid-base reactions in ____
aqueous solutions
formed when a proton is transferred to water (as a base)
conjugate acid
formed after a proton is lost
conjugate base
involve the transfer of protons from an acid to a base
neutralization reactions
can act as both a base and an acid
Water