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Chemistry

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

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Select all of the correct statements about reaction quotients and equilibrium constants from the choices below.

A reaction quotient equals the equilibrium constant at equilibrium.

As concentrations change Q changes, whereas K stays constant.

As a reaction approaches equilibrium its Q value approaches K.

The richer a reaction mixture is in product the higher its Q value is.

As a reaction progresses forward toward equilibrium K is the highest value Q attains.

The further away from K the Q value of a reaction mixture is the more unstable the mixture.

Expert Solution

Step 1

The expression of reaction quotient is same as that of equilibrium expression with only difference that in equilibrium expression active mass at equilibrium condition is used while in expression of reaction quotient active mass at any instant is used.

For example:

nA ------> mB

Q = [B]^m/[A]ⁿ