Partial pressure when calculating K


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Randi Gu
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Partial pressure when calculating K

Postby Randi Gu » Fri Jul 28, 2017 10:29 pm

If we want to use partial pressure to calculate equilibrium constant, shell we need to use PV=NRT this equation in order to change partial pressure to the concentration( N/V)?
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Re: Partial pressure when calculating K

Postby Chem_Mod » Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:58 am

If you want to calculate Kc, yes.
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Salman Azfar 1K
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Re: Partial pressure when calculating K

Postby Salman Azfar 1K » Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:56 pm

Alternatively, if the entire equation has only gases, you can just leave them all as pressures and get Kp instead.
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Leah Thomas 2E
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Re: Partial pressure when calculating K

Postby Leah Thomas 2E » Wed Nov 22, 2017 4:07 pm

You only need to change gases to concentration from partial pressure if an aqueous solution is present in the equation meaning it is not homogenous.
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Michael Cheng 1C
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Re: Partial pressure when calculating K

Postby Michael Cheng 1C » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:41 pm

When do you use partial pressure versus concentration when finding equilibrium?
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