Chemistry (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0078021529
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Chapter 15 - Questions and Problems - Page 706: 15.4

Answer

The law of mass action was an empirically developed equation that allows us to write the equilibrium expression for any reaction, as long as we have the balanced equation for it. Its representation for the reaction: $$aA+bB\longrightarrow cC$$ Is: $$K_c = \frac{[C]^c}{[A]^a[B]^b}$$

Work Step by Step

The law of mass action was an empirically developed equation that allows us to write the equilibrium expression for any reaction, as long as we have the balanced equation for it. Its representation for the reaction: $$aA+bB\longrightarrow cC$$ Is: $$K_c = \frac{[C]^c}{[A]^a[B]^b}$$
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