What is reaction isotherm? Describe briefly.
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Jul 17, 2017
The reaction isotherm is given by
#DeltabarG_(rxn) = DeltabarG_(rxn)^@ + RT ln ((Pi_(j) a_j^(nu_j))/(Pi_(i) a_i^(nu_i)))# ,where:
#DeltabarG_(rxn)# is the molar Gibbs' free energy for the reaction.#DeltabarG_(rxn)^@# is the molar Gibbs' free energy for the reaction at the standard pressure (#"1 bar"# ) and at the temperature of the reference reaction.#R# and#T# are known from the ideal gas law;#T# is in#"K"# .- The argument of
#ln# is the general form of the reaction quotient,#Q# , which for real gases and solutions, utilizes activities#a# for the#i# th reactant and#j# th product.
An example for the activity is#a_i -= f_i/P^@# for gases, where#f# is the fugacity (the real-gas partial pressure). Or, if you know the mol fraction#chi_i# of substance#i# in the solution,#a_i = gamma_i chi_i# , where#gamma_i# is the activity coefficient of substance#i# at that#T# and#P# .
This is generally useful for determining
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