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Offline ThatGuy

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General Equilibrium Question
« on: May 04, 2014, 12:04:12 PM »
Determine two ways you can tell whether a system has an equilibrium that lies to the right.

I don't know if the problem is asking for experimental methods, but, I will assume so.

I was going to say that for an aqueous solution, you can tell by the color of the solution, if the concentration of the products is greater, it may show by the color.

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Re: General Equilibrium Question
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 01:36:13 PM »
The answer you gave seems way too specific, for a question that is way too general.  I suspect the best way to answer this question if to search the class notes or text book for the definition of equilibrium, and see if you can report that as a general definition for what you want to see.
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Re: General Equilibrium Question
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014, 09:00:59 AM »
The most obvious thing to do would be to change the reaction temperature. You should think about how raising or lowering the temperature would change an exergonic reaction.
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