Chemical Equilibrium
6 terms
Partition Coefficient
Chemical Equilibrium
Dimensionless
The equilibrium ratio of a solute's concentrations in two immiscible phases.
P = C₁ / C₂
Perturbation and Re-equilibration
Chemical Equilibrium
s
The disturbance of an equilibrium followed by its relaxation to a new equilibrium state.
Phase Equilibrium
Chemical Equilibrium
Dimensionless
The condition in which two or more phases of a substance coexist with no net transfer between them.
μ_phase1 = μ_phase2
Physical Equilibrium
Chemical Equilibrium
Dimensionless
An equilibrium between two physical states or phases of the same substance.
H₂O(l) ⇌ H₂O(g)
Predicting Precipitation
Chemical Equilibrium
Dimensionless
The use of the ionic product and solubility product to decide whether a solid will form on mixing two solutions.
Q_sp > Ksp → precipitate
Pressure Equilibrium Constant
Chemical Equilibrium
Various
The equilibrium constant for a gaseous reaction expressed in terms of partial pressures.
Kp = p_C^c p_D^d / p_A^a p_B^b