Units When Calculating Equilibrium Constant
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Units When Calculating Equilibrium Constant
What happens to the mol/L when calculating K? For example if there are three reactants on the products side and two reactants on the reactants side with stoichiometric coefficients of 1.
Re: Units When Calculating Equilibrium Constant
K is a constant and units are not regarded in terms of equilibrium constants.
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Re: Units When Calculating Equilibrium Constant
In addition, since K is equal to mol*L^-1 divided by mol*L^-1, the units will cancel out, leaving a unitless constant K.
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Re: Units When Calculating Equilibrium Constant
The units will cancel out when solving for equilibrium constants since the same units are in the numerator and denominator.
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Re: Units When Calculating Equilibrium Constant
Because the equilibrium constant is a ratio, the units would cancel each other out. Therefore no units are required.
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