Using Equilibrium constants to predict solubility

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Julia Holsinger_1A
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Using Equilibrium constants to predict solubility

Postby Julia Holsinger_1A » Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:58 pm

How do you use Equilibrium constants to predict solubility? Would you use Le Chatelier's principle?

Julia Holsinger_1A
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Re: Using Equilibrium constants to predict solubility

Postby Julia Holsinger_1A » Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:59 pm

Also what is the relationship between the constants and solubility? are they positively correlated or negatively correlated?

Daria Azizad 1K
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Re: Using Equilibrium constants to predict solubility

Postby Daria Azizad 1K » Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:10 pm

The relationship btwn K and the constants is K= k/k', which means that when k is high, the rxn favors the products and when k' is high, the rxn favors the reactants.

Fatemah Yacoub 1F
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Re: Using Equilibrium constants to predict solubility

Postby Fatemah Yacoub 1F » Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:23 pm

Both methods will ultimately yield the same answer, but if you are only given equilibrium constants then you would use K=k/k'

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Re: Using Equilibrium constants to predict solubility

Postby 805373590 » Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:25 pm

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