Chapter 12, Problem 17Q

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The difference between the terms ‘ $K$’, ‘ $K_{\text{p}}$’ and ‘ $Q$’.is to be stated.

Concept introduction: The state when the reactants involved in a chemical reaction and the products formed in the reaction exist in concentrations having no further tendency to change is known as an equilibrium state of the reaction.

To determine: The difference between the terms ‘ $K$’, ‘ $K_{\text{p}}$’ and ‘ $Q$’.