equilibrium Flashcards
le chatliers principle
when an external stress (change in concentration,pressure or temperature) is applied to a system in dynamic chemical equilibrium, the equilibrium (point) will change in such a way as to counteract the stress
dynamic chemical equilibrium
reversible rxn in which fwd + rvs reactions are taking place at the same rate, and hence the concentrations of reactants and products are constant
closed system
one in which mass is conserved inside the system but energy can enter or leave the system freely
open system
one in which both energy and matter can be exchanged between the system and its surroundings
decrease in temp
favours exothermic rxn to replace removed energy PRODUCE
^H<0
down-exit- negative- make out
increase in temp
favours endothermic to USE UP added energy
^H>0 positive
energy is reactant
decrease in volume
increase in pressure
both rxns experience increase in rate, rxn that produces fewer moles favoured
kc>1
eqm lies closer to products- RIGHT
graphs cross
[products] big
[reactants] small
graphs cross
kc<1
eqm lies closer to reactants (LEFT)
[products] small
[reactants] big
graphs never intersect
reversible rxn
one in which products can be converted
back into reactants
le chatliers answering
Disturbance (separate from result)
Oppose
Favoured Reaction (higher rate- fwd or rvs)
Eqm shift (fwd- left, rvs-right)
Result (observations)
concentration effects
direct- adding or removing product or reactant
indirect - involving substance nit in mixture (common ion effect, precipitation rxn)
concentration of reactant increased
d: increase in [ reactant ]
o: according to LCP, the system will favour the reaction that uses up reactant
f: therefore fwd rxn favoured
e: eqm shifts right to restore eqm
r: result specific to rxn , mention that reactants decrease therefore products increase
common ion effect w increase in product concentration
d: increase in [reactant] using common uon effect
o: according to LCP, system will favour rxn that uses up product
f: therefore rvs rxn favoured
e: eqm shift left to restore eqm
r: result, state that product decrease and reactant increase
precipitation rxn where [product] decrease
d: decrease in [product] due to precipitation
o: according to LCP, system favour rxn that increases [product]
f: fwd
e: right
r: specific to rxn