REFLECTION PAPER

A Research Work

Presented to our General Chemistry 2 Adviser

Ma’am Shiela Ann S. Valencia

Lipa Adventist Academy

In partial fulfilment of the Requirements in

General Chemistry 2

Pacturanan, Raven May

Grade 12 – STEM

05. 12. 22
 FORMAT

I. SELF INTRODUCTION
II. SUMMARY OF THE CHOSEN LESSON
III. BIBLE VERSE OF EGW WRITINGS THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE
CHOSEN TOPIC
IV. REFLECTION

SELF INTRODUCTION

Good morning ma’am, First of all, thank you for giving me this
opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Raven May Pacturanan
grade 12 student. I am basically from Cagayan De Oro but currently
staying here in Batangas.

SUMMARY

REVERSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTION

A reversible reaction is a chemical reaction where

the reactants form products that, in turn, react together to give the reactants
back. Reversible reactions will reach an equilibrium point where the
concentrations of the reactants and products will no longer change.
A reversible reaction is denoted by a double arrow pointing both directions in
a chemical equation. For example, a two reagent, two product equation would be
written as

A+B⇆C+D

Notation
Bidirectional harpoons or double arrows (⇆) should be used to indicate reversible
reactions, with the double-sided arrow (↔) reserved for resonance structures, but
online you'll most likely encounter arrows in equations, simply because it's easier
to code. When you write on paper, the proper form is to use the harpoon or
double arrow notation.

Example of a Reversible Reaction

Weak acids and bases may undergo reversible reactions. For example, carbonic
acid and water react this way:

H2CO3 (l) + H2O(l) ⇌ HCO−3 (aq) + H3O+(aq)

Another example of a reversible reaction is:

N2O4 ⇆ 2 NO2

Two chemical reactions occur simultaneously:

N2O4 → 2 NO2

2 NO2 → N2O4

Reversible reactions do not necessarily occur at the same rate in both directions,
but they do lead to an equilibrium condition. If dynamic equilibrium occurs, the
product of one reaction is forming at the same rate as it is used up for the reverse
reaction. Equilibrium constants are calculated or provided to help determine how
much reactant and product is formed.

The equilibrium of a reversible reaction depends on the initial concentrations of

the reactants and products and the equilibrium constant, K.

How a Reversible Reaction Works

Most reactions encountered in chemistry are irreversible reactions (or reversible,
but with very little product converting back into reactant). For example, if you
burn a piece of wood using the combustion reaction, you never see the ash
spontaneously make new wood, do you? Yet, some reactions do reverse. How
does this work?

The answer has to do with the energy output of each reaction and that required
for it to occur. In a reversible reaction, reacting molecules in a closed system
collide with each other and use the energy to break chemical bonds and form new
products. Enough energy is present in the system for the same process to occur
with the products. Bonds are broken and new ones formed, that happen to result
in the initial reactants.

Fun Fact

At one time, scientists believed all chemical reactions were irreversible reactions.
In 1803, Berthollet proposed the idea of a reversible reaction after observing the
formation of sodium carbonate crystals on the edge of a salt lake in Egypt.
Berthollet believed excess salt in the lake pushed the formation of sodium
carbonate, which could then react again to form sodium chloride and calcium
carbonate:

2NaCl + CaCO3 ⇆ Na2CO3 + CaCl2

Deut. 30:3 says, ‘’ I the Lord your God will reverse your captivity and have pity on
you. He will turn and gather you from all the peoples among whom he has
scattered you.”

Esther 8:5 also says, And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in
his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes,
let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha
the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's
provinces:

Reflection:

A reversible reaction is a chemical reaction where the reactants form products that,
in turn, react together to give the reactants back. Reversible reactions will reach an
equilibrium point where the concentrations of the reactants and products will no longer
change. A reversible chemical reaction is one that can go in both directions; reactants
can turn into products, and products can turn back into reactants. This keeps
happening until an equilibrium is reached, where both processes happen at the same
rate and the amount of reactants and products stays the same. By observing chemical
reactions, we are able to understand and explain how the natural world works. Chemical
reactions turn food into fuel for your body, make fireworks explode, cause food to change when
it is cooked, make soap remove grime, and much more.