Chapter 12, Problem 114QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The importance of giving an equation for a reaction when stating the value of the equilibrium constant is to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Consider a general reaction as shown below.

$\text{aA}+b\text{B}\to c\text{C}+d\text{D}$

For a general reaction, the equilibrium expression is given as follows:

$K\text{eq=}\frac{{\left[\text{C}\right]}^c{\left[\text{D}\right]}^d}{{\left[\text{A}\right]}^a{\left[\text{B}\right]}^b}$

Here, $a$ , $b$ , $c$ , and $d$ represent the stoichiometric coefficients.