The concept of activity is presented. This makes values of K and Kp unitless. The treatment of heterogeneous equilibria is explained. Finally some simple problems involving the calculation of reactant and product concentrations in equilibrium are performed. The concept of Q is introduced.
To prepare for this lecture, please read sections 6.4 - 6.6 of Zumdahl.
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