Equilibrium constant conditional

The basic assumptions for application of graphic isotherm and regression equations are that the data be derived under equilibrium conditions, constant temperature, and minimal fixation effects, and the data can be modeled as a regression function. The equations are valid only within the experimental concentration ranges used to determine the sorption. 

When ions move under equilibrium conditions in a gas and an external electric field, the energy gained from the electric field E between collisions is lost to the gas upon collision so that the ions move with a constant drift speed v = KE. The mobility K of ions of charge e in a gas of density N is given in tenns of the collision integral by the Chapman-Enskog fomuila [2]... 

The equilibrium formation constant for a metal-ligand complex for a specific set of solution conditions, such as pH. 

The Boltzmann equation (Equation 18.2) shows that, under equilibrium conditions, the ratio of the number (n) of ground-state molecules (A ) to those in an excited state (A ) depends on the energy gap E between the states, the Boltzmann constant k (1.38 x 10" J-K" ), and the absolute temperature T(K). 

We have gone further and discovered that the equilibrium conditions imply a constant relationship among the concentrations of reactants and products. This relationship is called the Law of Chemical Equilibrium. Using this law, we can express the conditions at equilibrium in terms of a number K, called the equilibrium constant. 

The concentration of the solution within the glass bulb is fixed, and hence on the inner side of the bulb an equilibrium condition leading to a constant potential is established. On the outside of the bulb, the potential developed will be dependent upon the hydrogen ion concentration of the solution in which the bulb is immersed. Within the layer of dry glass which exists between the inner and outer hydrated layers, the conductivity is due to the interstitial migration of sodium ions within the silicate lattice. For a detailed account of the theory of the glass electrode a textbook of electrochemistry should be consulted. 

In those regions of velocity space where A gees to zero, so that the logarithm goes to — oo, the product A hi A will go to zero thus Hit) is bounded. From Eq. (1-41), therefore, the quantity H(t) starts at some value when t = 0, and decreases for all time, until the equilibrium condition AA 9 AA is satisfied H(t) then remains constant. 

The suffix x indicates that besides T, all the variables xu a, . . . during the change of which external work is done, are maintained constant (adynamic condition). Thus, if the only external force is a normal and uniform pressure p, then x — v, the volume of the system, and (11) is the condition of equilibrium at constant temperature and volume. 

If, besides the temperature, the total volume Y is maintained constant, instead of the pressure, the equilibrium condition is that the free energy must be a minimum ... 

The determination of ArG° for a chemical reaction is very useful in predicting the course of the reaction. Qualitatively, we will show in Chapter 5 that with ArC°<0, the reaction is spontaneous, at least when products and reactants are in their standard state condition. Quantitatively, we will see in Chapter 9 that ArG° can be used to calculate the equilibrium constant for the reaction, from which the final equilibrium conditions can be determined. 

Chapters 7 to 9 apply the thermodynamic relationships to mixtures, to phase equilibria, and to chemical equilibrium. In Chapter 7, both nonelectrolyte and electrolyte solutions are described, including the properties of ideal mixtures. The Debye-Hiickel theory is developed and applied to the electrolyte solutions. Thermal properties and osmotic pressure are also described. In Chapter 8, the principles of phase equilibria of pure substances and of mixtures are presented. The phase rule, Clapeyron equation, and phase diagrams are used extensively in the description of representative systems. Chapter 9 uses thermodynamics to describe chemical equilibrium. The equilibrium constant and its relationship to pressure, temperature, and activity is developed, as are the basic equations that apply to electrochemical cells. Examples are given that demonstrate the use of thermodynamics in predicting equilibrium conditions and cell voltages. 

The Alexander approach can also be applied to discover useful information in melts, such as the block copolymer microphases of Fig. 1D. In this situation the density of chains tethered to the interface is not arbitrary but is dictated by the equilibrium condition of the self-assembly process. In a melt, the chains must fill space at constant density within a single microphase and, in the case of block copolymers, minimize contacts between unlike monomers. A sharp interface results in this limit. The interaction energy per chain can then be related to the energy of this interface and written rather simply as Fin, = ykT(N/Lg), where ykT is the interfacial energy per unit area, q is the number density of chain segments and the term in parentheses is the reciprocal of the number of chains per unit area [49, 50]. The total energy per chain is then ... 

The reader can easily show by substitutions from the equilibrium conditions for Eqs. (6-21) and (6-22) that the rate constant for Eq. (6-23) can be calculated from the experimental value in Eq. (6-20) by the equation... 

We have noted previously that the forward and reverse rates are equal at equilibrium. It seems, then, that one could use this equality to deduce the form of the rate law for the reverse reactions (by which is meant the concentration dependences), seeing that the form of the equilibrium constant is defined by the condition for thermodynamic equilibrium. By and large, this method works, but it is not rigorously correct, since the coefficients in the equilibrium condition are only relative, whereas those in the rate law are absolute.19 Thus, if we have this net reaction and rate law for the forward direction,... 

Both formulations give the correct equilibrium condition. Clearly, however, this is a special case. In nearly all real examples the reverse rate law and rate constant can be deduced correctly from the forward rate constant and the equilibria condition. To illustrate this characteristic, consider a two-step reaction and the expressions for the rates ... 

The second law also describes the equilibrium state of a system as one of maximum entropy and minimum free energy. For a system at constant temperature and pressure the equilibrium condition requires that the change in free energy is zero ... 

Equation (3) defines the equilibrium condition under the constraint that temperature and pressure are constant. A related consequence of the Second Law is that if AG < 0 the reaction of the reactant to product is thermodynamically spontaneous. Thermodynamic spontaneity means that... 

While these calculations provide information about the ultimate equilibrium conditions, redox reactions are often slow on human time scales, and sometimes even on geological time scales. Furthermore, the reactions in natural systems are complex and may be catalyzed or inhibited by the solids or trace constituents present. There is a dearth of information on the kinetics of redox reactions in such systems, but it is clear that many chemical species commonly found in environmental samples would not be present if equilibrium were attained. Furthermore, the conditions at equilibrium depend on the concentration of other species in the system, many of which are difficult or impossible to determine analytically. Morgan and Stone (1985) reviewed the kinetics of many environmentally important reactions and pointed out that determination of whether an equilibrium model is appropriate in a given situation depends on the relative time constants of the chemical reactions of interest and the physical processes governing the movement of material through the system. This point is discussed in some detail in Section 15.3.8. In the absence of detailed information with which to evaluate these time constants, chemical analysis for metals in each of their oxidation states, rather than equilibrium calculations, must be conducted to evaluate the current state of a system and the biological or geochemical importance of the metals it contains. 

B is transforming back to A. The result, after a time, is a dynamic equilibrium condition in which the total numbers of A and B remain fairly constant even though the individual ingredients are constantly switching from one form to the other. The equilibrium constant eq for this situation is defined as... 

To illustrate this, we shall start with 2500 A ingredients and set the transition probabilities to Pi (A B) = 0.01, Pi (B A) = 0.02, Pi (A C) = 0.001, and Pi (C A) = 0.0005. Note that these values yield a situation favoring rapid initial transition to species B, since the transition probability for A B is 10 times than that for A C. However, the formal equilibrium constant eq[C]/[A] is 2.0, whereas eq[B]/[A] = 0.5, so that eventually, after the establishment of equilibrium, product C should predominate over product B. This study illustrates the contrast between the short run (kinetic) and the long run (thermodynamic) aspects of a reaction. To see the results, plot the evolution of the numbers of A, B, and C cells against time for a 10,000 iteration run. Determine the average concentrations [A]avg, [B]avg, and [C]avg under equilibrium conditions, along with their standard deviations. Also, determine the iteration Bmax at which ingredient B reaches its maximum value. 

In the limit of small surface separations, the adhesive force and its gradient tend to the same value for both the constant-meniscus-volume and Kelvin-equilibrium conditions. 

Equilibrium conditions are determined by the chemical reactions that occur in a system. Consequently, it is necessary to analyze the chemistry of the system before doing any calculations. After the chemistry is known, a mathematical solution to the problem can be developed. We can modify the seven-step approach to problem solving so that it applies specifically to equilibrium problems, proceeding from the chemistry to the equilibrium constant expression to the mathematical solution. 

We will list the elementary steps and decide which is rate-limiting and which are in quasi-equilibrium. For ammonia synthesis a consensus exists that the dissociation of N2 is the rate-limiting step, and we shall make this assumption here. With quasi-equilibrium steps the differential equation, together with equilibrium condition, leads to an expression for the coverage of species involved in terms of the partial pressures of reactants, equilibrium constants and the coverage of other intermediates. 

Four anthocyanin species exist in equilibrium under acidic conditions at 25°C/ according to the scheme in Figure 4.3.3. The equilibrium constant values determine the major species and therefore the color of the solution. If the deprotonation equilibrium constant, K, is higher than the hydration constant, Kj, the equilibrium is displaced toward the colored quinonoidal base (A), and if Kj, > the equilibrium shifts toward the hemiacetalic or pseudobase form (B) that is in equilibrium with the chalcone species (C), both colorless." - Therefore, the structure of an anthocyanin is strongly dependent on the solution pH, and as a consequence so is its color stability, which is highly related to the deprotonation and hydration equilibrium reaction constant values (K and Kj,). 

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