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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Equilibrium constant?

Definition 43.7 School Chemistry — Grades 1 to 12 · Chapter 43 — Chemical Equilibrium: Quotient and Constant

The value QeqQ_{eq} of the reaction quotient in the equilibrium state is the equilibrium constant KK of the reaction. It has no unit.

Examples

Example 43.9 (KK of the esterification)

From 1 mol1\,\mathrm{mol} of acid and 1 mol1\,\mathrm{mol} of alcohol, the equilibrium holds 23\frac{2}{3} mol of ester and of water and 13\frac{1}{3} mol of acid and of alcohol:

K=(2/3)×(2/3)(1/3)×(1/3)=4.K = \frac{(2/3)\times(2/3)}{(1/3)\times(1/3)} = 4 .
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