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5%
What is the 5% deal that Lavelle talks about in equilibrium oriented questions. How do we get to that point?
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Re: 5%
The 5% rule applies to when you use the ICE table. If K is less than 10^-3, then you can assume that X is so small that it will not make a difference. For example if you have K=X^2/(0.3-X), then you can change it to X^2/0.3 because the X in the denominator becomes negligible. The 5% rule is if you find that X is less than 5% of the initial concentration, then the approximation is valid.
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Re: 5%
If you approximate the result with a small Ka (<10^-3) and end up with a change value of <5% of initial value then your approximation is valid. Otherwise you need to do the full quadratic calculation.
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Re: 5%
When using approximations for ICE tables, if you find that X is less than 5% of the initial concentration, then the approximation is valid.
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