Caraquel, Vince O.

CHEM 1108
BSMET-1

REFLECTION
In Chemistry chapter 7, the idea of chemical equilibrium was discussed, and
lessons were learned. When a system is in this state, neither the concentration of the
reactant nor the concentration of the product changes over time, and the system also
shows no additional changes to its characteristics. The relationship between pressure
and concentration, which aims to establish the link and relationship between partial
pressure and concentration, is also supported by the ideal gas law. As a result, we
can use concentration to determine partial pressure or vice versa. Since it is further
established that an equilibrium is not static but rather appears to be highly dynamic,
the forward and backward reactions are equal.
It is also noted that in a heterogenous equilibrium, concentration will not be
taken into account because equilibrium is not dependent on the amount of pure solid,
liquid, or gas present, such that the law of conservation of mass requires that there
be equal amounts of reactant and product. Heterogenous equilibria are those in
which the chemical species in this system existed in a variety of phases or had a
variety of phases.
Using equilibrium constants, the system is said to be in equilibrium if Q equals
K and no shift will take place. The first product concentration to initial reactant
concentration ratio is too high if Q is greater than K. Until equilibrium is attained,
the system must move to the left, eating the products and generating reactants. This
is referred to as a net change of reactants to products. The system will move to the
right if Q is less than K because the initial product concentration to initial reactant
concentration ratio is insufficient. reaching equilibrium by consuming reactants and
producing products.
The idea of Le Chatelier's Principle, which states that when a system
experiences stress at a chemical equilibrium, it would be countered by the directional
shift of the equilibrium to ease the system's crisis, further clarified the existence of
shifting in either manner of an equilibrium. As an illustration, the law of
conservation of mass states that the proportions of the reactant and product in a
system must be equal. As a result, to maintain equilibrium in a system, increasing
reactant concentration and decreasing product concentration will cause the
equilibrium to shift to the right, and decreasing reactant concentration and increasing
product concentration will cause the equilibrium to shift to the left.
Since we're dealing with numbers and algebras in this chapter, it might be
much simpler to understand the subject if it were discussed in person. There are
recorded video lectures included in this chapter and lesson to help with
comprehension. The ice method, which uses straightforward algebraic expressions
and formulas to calculate the amounts of each component in chemical processes,
made learning about chemical equilibrium enjoyable, though.