Unit 5 - Chemical Equilibrium Flashcards

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Most chemical reactions are irreversible. Only few reactions proceed to completion.

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F

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It exists when two opposing reactions occur simultaneously at the same rate.

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Chemical equlibrium

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3
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It is a dynamic process.

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Chemical equilibrium

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Once equilibrium is achieved, the amount of each reactant and product remains constant.

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As a system approaches equilibrium, both the forward and reverse reactions are occuring.

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6
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All reactants and products are in same phase and cannot be separated.

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Homogenous equilibrium

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7
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Reactants and products are not in homogenous phase and can be separated.

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Heterogenous equilibrium

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The forward rate will be the reactant side.

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The reverse rate will be the product side.

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10
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States that the rate of any chemical reaction is proportional to the product of the masses of the reacting substances, with each mass raised to a power equal to the coefficient that occurs in the chemical equation.

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Law of mass action

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11
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It relates the concentrations of reactants and products at equilibrium.

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Equilibrium constant

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12
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It is the product of the concentrations of PRODUCTS of a chemical equilibrium divided by the concentrations of REACTANTS, each raised to the power equal to its coefficient in the balanced chemical equation.

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13
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In writing equilibrium constant expression, a pure solid or a pure liquid in the reaction is omitted from the expression.

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The concentration of a pure solid or a pure liquid is always the same.

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15
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The activity of liquid or solid is defined as _____.

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1

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16
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H2O(l) has activity of 1 while H2O(g) is considered in the expression.

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17
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This results from a reversible reaction involving reactants and products that are in different phases.

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Heterogeneous equilibrium

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18
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In heterogeneous equilibrium, neither density nor molar mass is a variable, the concentrations of solids and pure liquids are constant.

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19
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The concentrations of pure liquids and pure solids are not included in equilibrium constant expressions.

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20
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The larger K the more _____ are present at equilibrium.

A. Reactants
B. Products

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B

21
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The smaller K the more _____ are present at equilibrium.

A. Reactants
B. Products

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A

22
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If K > 1, then products dominate at equilibrium and equilibrium lies to the _____.

A. Left
B. Right

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B

23
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If K < 1, then products dominate at equilibrium and equilibrium lies to the _____.

A. Left
B. Right

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A

24
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If K > 1, the reaction is _____.

A. Product-favored; product predominates at equilibrium.
B. Reactant-favored; reactant predominates at equilibrium

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A

25
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If K < 1, the reaction is _____.

A. Product-favored; product predominates at equilibrium.
B. Reactant-favored; reactant predominates at equilibrium

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B

26
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In the magnitude of equilibrium constants, an equilibrium can be approached from any direction.

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T

27
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The ___ for a reaction in one direction is the reciprocal of the equilibrium constant of the reaction in the opposite direction.

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Kc

28
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It is the equilibrium constant for a net reaction made up of two or more steps is the product of the equilibrium constants for the individual steps.

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Multiple equilibria

29
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In predicting the direction of the reaction, the reaction quotient, Q, for a reaction at conditions NOT at equilibrium.

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30
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Q = K only at equilibrium.

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31
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If K = Q the _____.

A. System is at equilibrium.
B. Forward reaction is favored.
C. Reverse reaction is favored.

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A

32
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If K > Q the _____.

A. System is at equilibrium.
B. Forward reaction is favored.
C. Reverse reaction is favored.

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B

33
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If K < Q the _____.

A. System is at equilibrium.
B. Forward reaction is favored.
C. Reverse reaction is favored.

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C

34
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Changes in experimental conditions may disturb the balance and shift the equilibrium.

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35
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Factors that affect equilibrium.

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Concentration
Catalyst
Temperature
Volume and Pressure

36
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A principle wherein if stress is applied to a system that is in equilibrium, the system will adjust in such a way that the stress is partially offset as the system reaches a new equilibrium position.

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Le Chatelier’s Principle

37
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A + B ⇋ C + D

Increasing the amount of A or B.

A. Forward
B. Reverse
C. No shift

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A

38
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A + B ⇋ C + D

Increasing the amount of C or D.

A. Forward
B. Reverse
C. No shift

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B

39
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A + B ⇋ C + D

Decreasing the amount of A or B.

A. Forward
B. Reverse
C. No shift

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B

40
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A + B ⇋ C + D

Decreasing the amount of C or D.

A. Forward
B. Reverse
C. No shift

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A

41
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A + B ⇋ C + D

Reacting A with compound E.

A. Forward
B. Reverse
C. No shift

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B

42
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A + B ⇋ C + D

Removing C as the reaction proceeds.

A. Forward
B. Reverse
C. No shift

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A

43
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A system that RELEASES heat to the surroundings, has a negative ΔH (-ΔH) by convention, because the enthalpy of the products is LOWER than the enthalpy of the reactants of the system.

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Exothermic reaction

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A system of reactants that ABSORBS heat from the surroundings in a reaction has a positive ΔH (+ ΔH), because the HIGHER of the products is HIGHER than the enthalpy of the reactants of the system.

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Endothermic reaction

45
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Changes in volume and pressure affect only systems involving _____.

A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gases

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C

46
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Changes in volume and pressure increase in pressure or decrease in volume favors the reaction where there is less total number of moles of gases.

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47
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Changes in volume and pressure decrease in pressure or increase in volume favors the reaction where there is higher total number of moles of gases.

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T

48
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Presence of catalyst does not affect the state of equilibrium.

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T

49
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Presence of catalyst allows the system to reach equilibrium faster.

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T