CHEM 1202 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Equilibrium Constant, Reagent, Reaction Rate Constant
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When reactions start, changes can be seen (color, volume, phase). At this point, we say chemical equilibrium is obtained. Rates(fro m kine tic s ) and equilibrium. Rate = (change in concentration) / (change in time) We use: [ ] = concentration in molarity, m. At the beginning of a reaction, the rates of reaction are changing. (see haber diagram below) Product concentrations increase is reached (reaction seems to stop). That is, the concentrations of reactants and products are constant at equilibrium, and with each reaction is associated an equilibrium. Constant, later. (no matter how much more time passes, the concentration of reactant and product will be the same. ) Although chemists usually want reactions to go completely to products (and ideally only to a. And, no matter how much time elapses, there will always be some reactants present, e. g. the reaction never goes to 100% completion.
