(This example is purely hypothetical.)
You have the reaction HX2(g)+OX2(g)−⇀↽−HX2OX2(g)
at T=500 K. The reaction reaches equilibrium at the following concentrations:
[HX2]=[OX2]=5×10−3 mol dm−3
This gives Kc=([HX2OX2][HX2][OX2])=1.6
However, the total concentration of the reactants is 250 times higher than the concentration of the product.
Still, as Kc>1, per definition, the products are favored.
This seems counterintuitive to me, and my Chemistry teacher couldn't really explain it to me, so I was hoping someone here could explain why, even when the reactants are so much more plentiful, the products are considered to be favored.
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