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Chemical Equilibrium

Selective Precipitation

The separation of ions from a mixture by adding a reagent that precipitates them one at a time.

mol/L
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Simultaneous Equilibria

Several equilibria existing together in the same solution, all satisfied at once.

mol/L
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Solubility and Ksp Relationship

The mathematical link between molar solubility and the solubility product of a salt.

Ksp = n^n m^m s^(m+n) mol/L
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Solubility Product

The equilibrium constant for the dissolution of a sparingly soluble ionic solid into its constituent ions.

Ksp = [A⁺]^m[B⁻]^n Various
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Solvent Extraction Equilibrium

The equilibrium established when a solute is transferred between two immiscible liquid phases in a separating funnel.

efficiency = P V₁ / (P V₁ + V₂) Dimensionless
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Stability Constant

The equilibrium constant for the formation of a complex ion from its metal ion and ligands.

K = [MLₙ] / ([M][L]ⁿ) Various
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Static Equilibrium

A state of no change in which the opposing processes have genuinely ceased rather than balancing.

Dimensionless
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Stepwise Formation Constant

The equilibrium constant for the addition of one further ligand to a partially formed complex.

K₁, K₂, K₃ … Various
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Thermodynamic Equilibrium Constant

The dimensionless equilibrium constant defined using activities rather than concentrations or pressures.

K° = Π a_i^ν Dimensionless
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Units of the Equilibrium Constant

The dimensions carried by an equilibrium constant, determined by the change in the number of moles in the balanced equation.

units = (mol/L)^Δn Various
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Van't Hoff Equation

The equation describing how an equilibrium constant varies with temperature.

ln(K₂/K₁) = −ΔH°/R (1/T₂ − 1/T₁) kJ/mol
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Vapour–Liquid Equilibrium

The equilibrium between a liquid and its vapour in a closed container at a given temperature.

p = p_saturated Pa