Chemistry A-Level
The equilibrium constant expression
What The equilibrium constant expression means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of The equilibrium constant expression
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For a homogeneous equilibrium aA + bB ⇌ cC + dD, it is written with product concentrations in the numerator and reactant concentrations in the denominator, each raised to its stoichiometric coefficient.
Topics that use The equilibrium constant expression
- Chemical equilibrium (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Calculating Kc from equilibrium concentrations
- closed system
- constant concentrations
- Controlling variables in equilibrium experiments
- dynamic equilibrium
- Dynamic equilibrium and equal forward and reverse rates
- Dynamic equilibrium in closed systems
- Effect of concentration change on equilibrium position
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