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Chapter 13
Chemical Equilibrium

Read Sections 13.1-13.11

The following is a brief summary only. 
You are still responsible for all material covered in class even if it is not mentioned here!

13.1 - The Equilibrium State:  What does it mean for a chemical process to be in equilibrium?  What is the difference
          between using double arrows and a single arrow? 
 
13.2 - The Equilibrium Constant Kc:  What is Kc?  How do you write an equilibrium expression?  Calculate Kc from
          concentrations of reactants and products.
13.3 - The Equilibrium Constant Kp:  What is Kp?  How do you write an equilibrium expression?  Calculate Kp from
          concentrations of reactants and products.  Interconvert between Kc and Kp.
13.4 - Heterogeneous Equilibria:  When more than one phase is present in an equilibrium mixture, how do you write Kc? Kp?
13.5 - Using the Equilibrium Constant:  What does a very large value for K mean?  What does a very small value for K mean?  Can
          we predict the direction a reaction is going from initial concentrations and Q? If K and some of the concentrations are known,
          calculate an unknown concentration.
13.6 - Factors That Alter the Concentration of an Equilibrium Mixture:  Le Chatelier's Principle. How does a stress on a system
         affect the system? 
13.7 - Altering an Equilibrium Mixture:  Changes in Concentration:  How does a change in concentration affect an equilibrium
          mixture?  Predict the direction of the shift if a reactant/product is added? Predict the direction of the shift if a reactant/product is
          removed? 
13.8 - Altering an Equilibrium Mixture: Changes in Pressure and Volume:  Does a change in volume and pressure only affect
          gases in an equilibrium mixture?  What about solids and liquids?  How does a change in pressure and volume affect an equilibrium
          mixture.  Predict the direction of the shift with an increase in pressure by reducing the volume and vice-versa.
13.9 - Altering an Equilibrium Mixture:  Changes in Temperature:  A change in temperature will affect the value of K!
         (whereas M, P, and V do not affect the value of K).  If a reaction is exothermic, how does a change in T affect K?  What if the
          reaction is endothermic?
13.10 - The Effect of a Catalyst on Equilibrium:  A catalyst will affect the rate at which equilibrium is reached, but it does not affect
          the composition of the equilibrium mixture.  So how does this affect K?  Is it in the K expression?
13.11 - The Link between Chemical Equilibrium and Chemical Kinetics:



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