CHEM 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Exergonic Reaction, Equilibrium Constant

• School: UofL
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 201
• Professor: Danielle Franco

Document Summary

While a reaction is actually occurring, the amounts of reactants and products are steadily changing and therefore q itself is changing, g is heading towards zero(equilibrium) and at zero, there is no further net change. G =-rtlnk: *k is the equilibrium quotient or the equilibrium constant, k is a specific condition of q at equilibrium q will equal k at equilibrium, at equilibrium, q=k, whereas under standard conditions, q=1. K=e- g/rt ln(k)=- g rt: the driving force represents nature"s drive toward maximum suniv, for any exergonic reaction, the greatest driving force (its most negative g) occurs at the moment of starting the reaction.