The document discusses kinetics and the rate equation for chemical reactions. It introduces the forward rate and provides an equation to calculate it. It also discusses thermodynamic equilibrium and how to calculate the equilibrium composition of a mixture at a given temperature using the Van't Hoff equation by integrating from a standard temperature to the desired temperature. An example of chemical equilibrium involving the ammonia synthesis is also mentioned.
The document discusses kinetics and the rate equation for chemical reactions. It introduces the forward rate and provides an equation to calculate it. It also discusses thermodynamic equilibrium and how to calculate the equilibrium composition of a mixture at a given temperature using the Van't Hoff equation by integrating from a standard temperature to the desired temperature. An example of chemical equilibrium involving the ammonia synthesis is also mentioned.
The document discusses kinetics and the rate equation for chemical reactions. It introduces the forward rate and provides an equation to calculate it. It also discusses thermodynamic equilibrium and how to calculate the equilibrium composition of a mixture at a given temperature using the Van't Hoff equation by integrating from a standard temperature to the desired temperature. An example of chemical equilibrium involving the ammonia synthesis is also mentioned.
Reactions and Thermodynamic Equilibrium To calculate the equilibrium composition of a mixture at a given temperature, we obtain the Van’t Hoff equation:
Integrating from the standard 298 K to the desired temperature T, we obtain
Example of Chemical Equilibrium: The Ammonia Synthesis