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2 marksPrinciples of Chemical Equilibrium

CAPE Chemistry Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)(ii)

Write the equilibrium constant expression Kc for the esterification reaction: C2H5OH(l) + CH3COOH(l) <=> CH3COOC2H5(l) + H2O(l).

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  1. 4(a)Describe the characteristic features of a dynamic equilibrium system, and explain which features are demonstrated in Figure 2.[5 marks]
  2. 4(b)(i)Explain what is meant by the equilibrium terms Kc, Ka, and Kp.[3 marks]
  3. 4(b)(iii)Complete the missing initial and equilibrium concentration values in Table 3 for the esterification system.[5 marks]
  4. 4(b)(iv)Calculate the value of Kc using the concentrations from Table 3.[2 marks]
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