Units of Kp

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Netpheel Wang 4L
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Units of Kp

Postby Netpheel Wang 4L » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:34 pm

What are the units of the partial pressure of gasses in Kp?

WilliamNguyen_4L
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Re: Units of Kp

Postby WilliamNguyen_4L » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:43 pm

The units would be any units that measure pressure like atmospheres.

Chris Dis3L
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Re: Units of Kp

Postby Chris Dis3L » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:49 pm

Partial pressure can be measured in any normal pressure units. Most commonly this will be in atm or pascals.

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Re: Units of Kp

Postby 505211599 » Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:44 am

It is any unit that can measure pressure such as atm or bar.

Jayasuriya Senthilvelan 4I
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Re: Units of Kp

Postby Jayasuriya Senthilvelan 4I » Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:42 am

The partial pressure can be in any units, but remember to use the same units for all of your gases. Also, the Kp value itself will change based on what units you use for the partial pressure of the gases. Its important to use the appropriate kp value in your calculations (based on what units the problem gives you).

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Re: Units of Kp

Postby AlyssaBei_1F » Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:50 am

Kp is usually atm or bar, but make sure you use the same units for all the gases in the problem.

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Re: Units of Kp

Postby Kaylee Kang 1G » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:11 am

The units for Kp are typically bar or atm.

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Re: Units of Kp

Postby Karishma_1G » Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:05 am

The units of the partial pressures of the gasses in Kp can be in bars or atm. However, it is important to remember that Kp as a whole does not have any units.

Sapna Ramappa 1J
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Re: Units of Kp

Postby Sapna Ramappa 1J » Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:50 pm

The partial pressures of the gases will be in atm or bar, but the Kp will not have units, as it is the equilibrium constant.

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Re: Units of Kp

Postby Mark 1D » Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:38 pm

Bars or atms I believe


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