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Damn Equilibrium

Post by AnInconvenientScotsman » Sat May 29, 2010 6:41 pm

Right, I have a Higher Chemistry exam on Wednesday and I'm starting to lose my mind over equilibrium. It's definitely going to come up :(

Basically, I know that equilibrium is when the amount of reactants and products you have in a solution remains the same and that it's connected to the rate of the forward and reverse reactions etc. However, I'm having trouble remembering the effects that changes in pressure or temperature have on an equilibrium apart from that the equilibrium shifts. I'm also a bit confused over how the amounts of reactants/products can remain the same, if successful collisions between molecules occur randomly; surely there must be random changes in how much of each you have? Or am I completely missing something? :?

Any help from any chemical manipulating wizards would be really, really appreciated :tup:
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Re: Damn Equilibrium

Post by Feck » Sat May 29, 2010 6:48 pm

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Re: Damn Equilibrium

Post by AnInconvenientScotsman » Sat May 29, 2010 11:24 pm

Cheers Feck that's perfect ;)
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I thank your holy might, for making me both rich and white"

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