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Chapter 19 Equilibrium Part 2

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Total cards: 16•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is homogeneous equilibrium?

Back (Answer)

Equilibrium when all the species have the same state/phase

#2
Front (Question)

What is heterogeneous equilibrium? How do you write Kc for this and why?

Back (Answer)

Equilibrium when not all the species have the same state/phase Ignore solids and liquids in the equation as there concentrations are effectively constant, only use gas/aqueous

#3
Front (Question)

How do you determine Kc from original mole values and one equilibrium value?

Back (Answer)

Look at the moles at the beginning compared to the one that is at equilibrium The change in moles will be applied to all reactants based on the stoichiometric equation E.g if 0.4 moles is lost from reactant A which is 2, if reactant B is 1, it will lose 0.2 moles, and if product C is 3 , it will gain 0.6 moles Then calculate concentration, sub into Kc

#4
Front (Question)

What should you do if the volume is not given when trying to calculate KC?

Back (Answer)

Normally division by volume should cancel out, if 1 to 1 ratio throughout Or keep as X if unsure, then it should cancel E.g Esterification

#5
Front (Question)

What should you do with catalysts with Kc?

Back (Answer)

Include them if they are aqueous, or water as a product This will increase the water value if a product, e.g acid catalyst with Esterification If no information is given you can assume even with catalyst, starting moles is 0 but needed in the products

#6
Front (Question)

What is the mole fraction?

Back (Answer)

The percentage of moles of a gas mixture that an individual gas contributes

#7
Front (Question)

What is partial pressure and the equation?

Back (Answer)

Partial pressure= mole fraction x total pressure The contribution of a gas towards total pressure of the mixture

#8
Front (Question)

What are the key things to remember with Kp?

Back (Answer)

Use circular brackets Only gases Worked out from mole fraction and partial pressure You may need to use a table to work out equilibrium moles first Units- KPa, Atm..

#9
Front (Question)

Explain how changing concentrations affect equilibrium using Kc? E.g reactants

Back (Answer)

If we increase the reactants the reactants, the denominator of Kc is larger, meaning we are dividing by a larger number, so Kc is temporarily too small However, as KC is constant at a given temperature, the concentration of the products must increase, and the concentration of the reactants must decrease, to restore Kc The ratio of the reactant to products is now the same, as we have the position of equilibrium to the right

#10
Front (Question)

Explain how changing pressure alters the position of equilibrium, using ideas of Kp? Products have more moles than reactants

Back (Answer)

Increasing the pressure will increase the partial pressure of the products more than the reactants The numerator is increasing more than the denominator, making Kp temporarily too small Kp is constant at a given temperature To restore Kp, the partial pressure of the products must decrease and reactants must increase, pushing the position of equilibrium to the left

#11
Front (Question)

How does Kc change with temperature?

Back (Answer)

If the forward reaction is endothermic, Kc increases when temperatures increases If the forward reaction is exothermic, Kc decreases when temperature increases

#12
Front (Question)

Explain why Kc changes with increasing temperature? The forward reaction is exothermic

Back (Answer)

Increasing the temperature will increase the rate of the backwards reaction This increases the concentration of the reactants and decreases the concentration of the products The numerator is smaller and products increases This means Kc is smaller and so the position of equilibrium shifts to the left

#13
Front (Question)

How do catalysts affect Kc and why?

Back (Answer)

No effect on Kc But decreases time needed to reach Kc, as increases the rate of forward and backward reactions by the same factor

#14
Front (Question)

How do you practically determine the concentration of organic acid remaining in esterification?

Back (Answer)

Titrate a sample with the same volume of solely acid catalyst Then titrate against a sample of the reactant mix Calculate number of moles of acid in both, and the difference is the number of moles of organic acid in the sample Find concentration

#15
Front (Question)

Do the balancing numbers in Kp matter, as in the multiples in the equation?

Back (Answer)

Yes, if a different multiple, Kp changes as the units change You can have Pa to the half, e.g with 1/2 O2 The theoretical number does not, but as the units do, the calculated number does e.g from Pa to Pa to the 1/2 Square root original Pa value

#16
Front (Question)

What should you do if overall pressure is not given in Kp but you are given Kp?

Back (Answer)

Let pressure= X sub into equation, including with squares, rearrange