What is a numerical value of the ratio of products to reactants, only at a specified temperature is called?

1 Answer
Aug 30, 2017

Well, equilibrium constants are temperature-dependent.

#K = ([C]^c[D]^d)/([A]^a[B]^b)#

for the reaction

#overbrace(aA + bB)^"reactants" rightleftharpoons overbrace(cC + dD)^"products"#,

where #a, . . . , d# are the stoichiometric coefficients of corresponding substances #A, . . . , D#.

And with temperature variations, we get a change in the value of #K#. Higher temperatures favor the forward reaction for endothermic reactions and the backward reaction for exothermic reactions.

It is known that #K_w# varies directly (as opposed to inversely) with temperature, as the autoionization of water is endothermic (involves breaking an #"O"-"H"# bond!).

And thus, #"pH"# and #"pH"# are also temperature-dependent. See here.