Book chapter
Equilibrium constant
Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
Springer International Publishing
2018
Abstract
The standard equilibrium constant, K⊖(T), for a chemical reaction is a dimensionless quantity defined by
K⊖(T)=exp{−ΔrG⊖(T)/RT}, where ΔrG⊖(T) is the change in the standard molar Gibbs energy due to the reaction. The value of K⊖(T) depends on the choice of the standard state, which must be specified. The standard equilibrium constant is, like all standard thermodynamic quantities, independent of pressure and composition (Ewing et al. 1994; Cohen et al. 2008).
Details
- Title
- Equilibrium constant
- Authors/Creators
- E. Königsberger (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- W.M. White (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Encyclopedia of Geochemistry
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005544415707891
- Copyright
- © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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