The Reaction Quotient The reaction quotient, Q, is the ratio of products and reactants for a reaction that has NOT yet reached equilibrium The expression for Q is very similar to Kc: It is a useful...
Equilibrium Constant Relationships In the previous section we saw that the concentrations of the substances are raised to the power of the coefficients from the balanced equation This means the Kc ...
The Equilibrium Constant Equilibrium expression & constant The equilibrium expression is an expression that links the equilibrium constant, Kc, to the concentrations of reactants and products a...
The State of Equilibrium Reversible reaction Some reactions go to completion where the reactants are used up to form the products and the reaction stops when all of the reactants are used up In rev...
Energy Profiles & Catalysis Catalysis is the process in which the rate of a chemical reaction is increased, by adding a substance called a catalyst A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction b...
Maxwell-Boltzmann Curves Boltzmann distribution curve The Boltzmann distribution curve is a graph that shows the distribution of energies at a certain temperature In a sample of a substance, a few ...
Explaining Rates Concentration The more concentrated a solution is, the greater the number of particles in a given volume of solvent An increase in concentration causes in an increased collision fr...
Rate Experiments During a reaction, the reactants are used up and changed into the products This means that as the reaction proceeds, the concentration of the reactants is decreasing and the concen...
Activation Energy For a reaction to take place, the reactant particles need to overcome a minimum amount of energy This energy is called the activation energy (Ea) In exothermic reactions the react...
