CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA Flashcards

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What does the activity of a compound tell us?

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The activity of a compound tells us how the free energy/chemical potential of a compoud varies with the progress of the rxn

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2
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What is the activity of a gas?

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P° = standard pressure of 1 atm

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3
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What is the activity of a pure solid or liquid?

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4
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What is the activity of a solution?

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C° = standard concentration of 1 M

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5
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What species are used in a mass action expression?

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Gaseous and aqueous species only

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6
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What is the formula for mass action expression?

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Q = products / reactants = K (when dG = 0)

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What is Q?

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Q is the reaction quotient, a current or “right now” condition and can be calculated at any point

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What is K?

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Q converges into the equilibrium constant (K) as the system reacts and adjusts

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9
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The equilibrium constant (K) is constant unless what changes?

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Temperature

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10
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What does it mean when K > 1?

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K > 1 ; product favored (rxn moves forward)

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What does it mean when K < 1?

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K < 1 ; reactant favored (rxn moves in reverse)

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12
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How is K manipulated?

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  1. When the rxn is reversed, K becomes 1/K
  2. Whe the rxn is doubled, K becomes K^2
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What does it mean when Q < K?

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Q < K ; too many reactants, so the rxn tends to move forwards

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14
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What does it mean when Q = K?

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Q = K ; the rxn is at equilibrium (dG = 0)

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15
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What does it mean when Q > K?

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Q > K ; there are too many products, so the rxn tends to move in reverse

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16
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What does the plot of Gibbs free energy look like when dG° rxn < 0

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17
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What does the plot of Gibbs free energy look like when dG° rxn > 0

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18
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At what points on both these plots is the rxn reactant heavy?

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Q < K at points 1 and 3

19
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At what points on both these plots is the rxn product heavy?

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Q > K at points 3 and 3

20
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What is the formula for dG rxn?

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21
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What is the formula for dG° rxn?

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22
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What is K when dG is < 0?

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K > 1 ; products are favored

23
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What is K when dG is > 0?

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K < 1 ; reactants are favored

24
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What is Le Chatelier’s Principle?

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Le Chatelier’s Principle states that when a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change, the equilibrium shifts to counteract the imposed change and a new equilibrium established

25
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What happens when reactants are added to a reaction?

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When reactants are added, the rxn shifts to the product side

26
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What does adding reactants result in?

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Q < K

27
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What happens when products are added?

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When products are added, the rxn shifts towards the reactants

28
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What does adding products result in?

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Q > K

29
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What happens when reactants are removed?

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When reactants are removed, the rxn shifts to the reactant side

30
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What happens when products are removed?

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When products are removed, the rxn shifts to the product side

31
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What happens when volume increases?

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Increase in volume = decrease in pressure = shifts to side with greater gaseous moles

32
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What happen when the volume decreases?

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Decrease in volume = increase in pressure = shifts to side with least gaseous moles

33
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What happens when an inert gas is added at constant pressure?

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Volume increases

34
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What happens when an inert gas is added at constant volume?

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Pressure increases, however, there is no effect

35
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What happens when temperature is added to an endothermic reaction?

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Increase in temperature for an endothermic rxn (heat is reactant) = shifts to products = K increases

36
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What happens when temperature is added to an exothermic reaction?

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Increase in temperature for an exothermic rxn (heat is product) = shifts to reactants = K decreases

37
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What is the Van’t Hoff Equation?

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38
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What is the formula for Kp?

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Kp = Kc (RT) ^ dn