Principle of chemical equilibrium • Criterion of spontaneity: G<0 at constant T and P reaction mixture tends adjust to the composition until G is minimum Equilibrium may be different composition of the reaction mixture G A. The equilibrium is reached at high reactant concentration B. Equilibrium is reached at equal concentration or reactant and products Reactant Products C. Equilibrium is reached at high amount of product • The reaction Gibbs energy Let’s consider: A. a conversion of glucose-6phosphate (G6-P) into fructose-6 phosphate (F-6-P) B. Formation of ammonia N2(g) +3H2(g) 2NH3 G = (NH3) 2 n –[(H2) 3n + (H2) n] rG = 2 (NH3)–[3(H2) + (H2) ] For transfer ofBdnJ molecules from A nstate tonstate J J A J J B dG JB dnJ JA dn j ( JB JA )dnJ G = ((G-6-P) - (F-6-P)) n Reaction Gibbs energy: rG General expression aA + bB cC + dD rG =[ c(C)+ d(D)]–[a(A) + b(B) ] rG = G/ n = ((G-6-P) - (F-6-P)) a, b, c, d – stochiometric coefficients Meaning of the reaction Gibbs energy A. Reaction Gibbs energy corresponds to the difference of the chemical potential of the reactant and product at the composition of reaction mixture B. Reaction Gibbs energy is a slope of the plot of Gibbs energy versus the compositions of the reaction mixture Point A: the slope is negative – reaction proceeds in the direction of products G Point B: the slope is zero, rG = zero. The reaction reaches equilibrium rG = G/ n Sponta -neous A Spontaneous B Reactant C Point C: the slope is positive, the reaction proceeds in the direction of reactants, the product decomposis into reactants. The reverse reaction is spontaneous Products rG < 0 for spontaneous reaction - exergonic reaction rG = 0 for equilibrium rG >0 for nonspontaneous reaction – endergonic reaction - Chemical potential is function of system composition J Jo RT ln aJ for solute: aJ = c/co For pure solid and pure liquid : aJ = 1 For gases: aJ = p/po Lets express the reaction Gibbs energy in terms of standard chemical potential and activities r G [c (C ) d ( D)] [a ( A) b ( B)] r G [c o (C ) cRT ln aC d o ( D) dRT ln aD ] [a o ( A) aRT ln a A b o ( B) bRT ln aB ] r G o [c o (C ) d o ( D)] [a o ( A) b o ( B)] r G r G o RT {[c ln aC d ln aD ] [a ln a A b ln aB ]} c d a a r G r G o RT ln Ca Db a A aB aCc aDd Q a b a A aB Q – reaction quotien r G r G RT ln Q At equilibrium rG 0 c d a a G o RT ln( Ca Db ) equilibrium a A aB aCc aDd K ( a b ) equilibrium a A aB G o RT ln K Q = K only at equilibrium For K > 1 rGo < 0 products are dominant at equilibrium, the reaction is thermodynamically feasible For K< 1 rG o < 0 Reactants are dominant at equilibrium Comparison of rGo and rG If rGo is large negative or large positive, the sign of rG is determined by rGo and thus the direction of the reaction is determined by rGo For reactions with small rGo , the reaction can go either way, depending on Q term. rG = RTln(Q/K) and for K>Q the reaction is spontaneous and for K<Q reaction proceeds in reverse direction Thermodynamic criteria of spontaneity Go rGo = rHo- TrSo r Ho r So rGo Conditions <0 >0 <0 always >0 <0 >0 always >0 >0 <0 for T> rHo/rSo <0 <0 <0 For T< rHo/rSo rG o T rS o rHo 0 K<1 Endothermic reaction can have K>1 and exothermic reaction can have K<1 depending on TrSo rGo can be determined from rHo and rSo rGo = rHo- TrSo r G o mG o ( products ) mG o (reac tan ts ) K>1 Temperature Standard enthalpy of formation: is the change of enthalpy that accompanies the formation of 1 mole of a substance in its standard state. rHo = fHo (products)- fHo (reactants) Standard Gibbs energy of formation rGo = fGo (products)- fGo (reactants) fGo = 0 for an element in its more stable state fGo : determine the stability of the compound Compound with fGo > 0 is unstable and decomposes into its elements Such compounds can not be synthesized directly from their elements and different synthetic roads have to be used However fGo = + 124 kJ mol-1 Despite it’s thermodynamic instability, benzene does not decompose, decomposition is kinetically unfavorable • The fractional saturation For a oxygen binding to myoglobin, determine the fraction of protein with bound oxygen molecule knowing that the equilibrium constant is K = 107 M-1 at 1 mM oxygen concentration. • The response of a equilibrium to the reactin conditions • Le Chatelier principle – How does the equilibrium shift if you upon addition of reactant or removal of product? • The effect of temperature Increase of temperature shifts the equilibrium towards reactants for the exothermic reaction and towards products for the endothermic reaction. Effect of T on K Van’t Hoff equation o r H 1 1 lnK ln K ' ln K ( ) R T T' r H r S ln K RT R o o 1/T Effect of the pressure -For gases the equilibrium will shift to the side that produces lower number of molecule -Pressure has no impact on the equilibrium position for the condense phase or if there is no change in the number of moles going from reactants to products Effect of catalyst • Homework 1. Calculate the change in entropy for the following processes: a) mixing of 1 mol of nitrogen and 1 mol of oxygen b) mixing of 2 moles of argon and 1 mol of helium (assume ideal behavior). 2. A solution of ethanol and n-propanol behaves ideally. Calculate the chemical potential of ethanol in solution relative to that of pure ethanol when its mole fraction is 0.4 at boiling point (78.3 oC). 3. The solubility of N2 in the blood at 37 oC and a partial pressure of 0.8 atm is 5.6x104 mol L-1. A deep sea diver breathes compressed air with a partial pressure of N2 equal of 4.0 atm. Assume that the total volume of blood in the body is 5.0 L. Calculate the amount of N2 gas release (in liters) when the diver returns to the surface of water, where the partial pressure of N2 is 0.80 atm. 4. Two beakers, 1 and 2, containing 50 mL of 0.10 M urea and 50 mL of 0.20 M uea, respectively, are placed under a tightly sealed bell jar at 298 K. Calculate the mole fraction of urea in the solutions at equilibrium. Assume an ideal behaviour. (Hint: use the Raoult’s law and note that at equilibrium, the mole fraction of urea is the same in both solutions). 5. Trees in the cold climates may be subjected to temperatures as low as 60 oC. Estimate the concentration of an aqueous solution in the body of the tree that would remain unfrozen at this temperature. Is this a resonable concentration? 6. A common untifreeze for car radiators is ethylene glucol. How amy mililiters of this substance would you add to 6.5 L of water in the radiator if the coldest day in winter is – 20 oC? Would you keep this substance in the radiator in the summer to prevent the water from boiling? (The density and the boiling point of ethylene glycol are 1.11 g/mL and 470 K, respcetively. 7. The tallest trees known are the redwoods in California. Assuming the heights of a redwood to be 105 m. Estimate the osmotic pressure to push the water up to the treetop. 8. Lyzozyme extracted from chicken egg white has a molecular mass of 13,930 g/mol. Exactly 0.1 g of this protein is dissolved in 50 g of water at 298 K. Calculate the wapor pressure lowering, the depression of freezing point, the elevation of boiling point and the osmotic pressure of this solution. The vapour pressure of pure water at 298 K is 23.76 mmHg. 9. A nonvolatile organic compound was used to make up two solutions. Solutions A contained 5.00 g of Z compound dissolved in 100 g of water. The solution B contains 2.31 g of B dissolved in 100 g of benzene. Solution A has a vapor pressure of 745.5 mmHg at the normal boiling point of water and solution B has the same vapor pressure at the boiling point of benzene. Calculate the molar mass of solution A and B, and account for the difference. 10. At 85 oC, the vapor pressure of A is 566 torr and that of B is 250 torr. Calculate the composition of A and B that boils at 85 oC when the pressure is 0.60 atm. Also, calculate the composition of the vapor mixture. Assure an ideal behavior. 11. A certain dilute solution has an osmotic pressure of 12.2 atm at 20 oC. Calculate the difference between the chemical potential of the chemical potential of the solvent in the solution and that of pure water. Assume that the density is the same as that of water. (Hint: Express the chemical potential in terms of mol fractions, x1, and rewrite the osmotic pressure equation as V=n2RT, where n2 is the number of mole of the solute and V=1L) • From the text book: Chapter 6: Problems: 6.1 (6.12); 6.2 (6.13); 6.4 (6.20); 6.7; 6.15 (6.28); 6.9 (6.22); 6.23 (6.32); 6.9 (6.22); 6.16; 6.17; 6.39 (6.14); 6.40 (6.16); Chapter 7: 7.8 (7.12); 7.9 (7.13); 7.12 (7.16); 7.17 (7.19); 7.18 (7.20); 7.23 (7.25); 7.31 (7.33); 7.32 (7.34) .
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