The State of Division of Solids and Chemical Equilibria

• João C. M. Paiva ^[2] ; Victor M. S. Gil ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade de Coimbra

     Universidade de Coimbra

     Coimbra (Sé Nova), Portugal

     
  2. [2] The Secondary School, Portugal
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 78, Nº 2, 2001, pág. 222
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An experiment and a computer simulation are presented to address a counterintuitive situation often encountered when teaching chemical equilibria. This is prompted by the question "How can the subdivision of a solid reactant affect the reaction rate and not the composition of the equilibrium state?"