Chapter 15, Problem 56E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

For the given concentrations of products and reactants, the equilibrium constant $\left(K_{\text{eq}}\right)$ value should be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

The equilibrium constant is the ratio of concentrations of products to that of reactants each raised to the power of the stoichiometric coefficients. Consider the general chemical reaction as follows: $\text{aA}+\text{bB}\rightleftharpoons \text{cC}+\text{dD}$.

The equilibrium expression for the above reaction is written as:

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

Here, the reactants are $\text{A}$ and $\text{B}$, the products are $\text{C and D}$, and the stoichiometric coefficients are $a,b,c,andd$.