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ICE table

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:29 pm
by melissa_dis4K
Are Ice tables only for molarity? Or can we use them for partial pressures as well? I saw a question on Chemistry community about using partial pressures in ICE table but I thought it was only used for molarity. Thank you!

Re: ICE table

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:37 pm
by jessicahe4Elavelle
Ice tables can be used for both molarity and partial pressure because the concept is basically the same (Initial pressure, change in pressure and equilibrium pressure). For partial pressure you would just use Kp instead of Kw.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:25 am
by almaochoa2D
You can use it for both you just need to pay attention to what you are using when coming up with a final answer.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:31 am
by AlyssaBei_1F
You can use it for both, but be careful when coming up with your final answer. Use Kp instead of Kw.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:46 pm
by Rehan Chinoy 1K
ICE tables can be used for questions of both reactant/product equilibrium partial pressure and concentration, as long as the correct K values are used.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:56 pm
by Ian Marquez 2K
Like said above, you can use both when calculating for your ICE table. The thing to keep in mind though is what the question asks for in the final answer. If in partial pressures, you may be asked to convert to molarity, or concentration (n/V).

Re: ICE table

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:24 pm
by Ashe Chen 2C
ICE tables can be used for both pressure and molarity.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:53 pm
by yuetao4k
It can be used for both!

Re: ICE table

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:14 am
by Fanny Lee 2K
Unlike molarity which only limits us to use the ICE table using concentrations, partial pressures can allow for bar or atm as long as you are consistent with the units throughout.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:03 pm
by Vana Mirzakhani 3I
ICE tables may be used for both cases. They are also helpful in comparing Q with K to check equilibrium.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:22 pm
by Eruchi Okpara 2E
ICE tables can be used for both, but I think there are specific cases in which if you are supposed to be solving for partial pressure, or given the units atm, then you might have to use the formula PV=nRT to convert to pressure.

Re: ICE table

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:06 pm
by jocelyntzeng
they can also be used to acid and base