CHAPTER 16

Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium

General Information
- Equilibrium and Acids - Chapter 7 of an Online textbook created by three high school students as part of Thinkquest's First Annual Web Site Creation Contest (The site was awarded second place in the Science and Math Category of the 1996 competition).
- Equilibrium - lecture notes on equilibrium; large print, very colorful (General Chemistry I, Professor David P. White, SUNY at New Platz).
- Gas-Phase Equilibria - Links leading to a discussion of the equilibrium of reactions in the gaseous phase; effects of added reactants or products, pressure and temperature, etc. (Dr. James A. Plambeck, University of Alberta).

Rates of Reaction
- The Basic Stuff: Chapter 14 - Notes on Reaction Rates (Chem 112/114, Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho).
- Chemical Kinetics: Terms and Concepts - Intro duction to kinetics with links to sections on Extent of a Chemical Reaction, Rate of a Chemical Reaction, Orders and Rate Constants: use NEXT link at the bottom of the page to get to more advanced kinetics topics in this online textbook (Dr. James A Plambeck, University of Alberta).
- Mechanisms: Elementary reaction steps; Rate law from Mechanism AND Temperature dependence of reaction rates; determining activation energies and Arrhenius factors - Lecture summaries (General Chemistry, Dan Dill, Boston University).
- Chemical Kinetics - Lecture notes include: rate of reaction, first order reactions, second order reactions, reaction mechanism, temperature dependence of rates (Prof. J. D. Doll, Dept. of Chemistry, Brown University).
The Condition of Equilibrium
- Dynamic Equilibrium - Introduction to the concept of equilibrium with examples (ChemTeam, Diamond Bar High School).
- Chemical Equilibrium: A Dynamic Concept - Links to sections (Chemical Equilibrium is a Dynamic State, The Law of Mass Action, Chemical Activities of Substances) (Dr. James A. Plambeck, University of Alberta).
- The Basic Stuff: Chapter 15 - Notes on Equilibrium (Chem 112/114, Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho).
- Chemical Equilibrium - Enthalpy and entropy changes for a chemical reaction; lecture notes (Prof. J. D. Doll, Dept. of Chemistry, Brown University).
- Equilibrium - Graphics and QuickTime movies illustrating principles of equilibrium (Wilson Group, University of California at San Diego).
- Chemical Equilibria - Introduction to chemical equilibria with sample problems and solutions (Bemidji State University, Minnesota).
LeChatelier's Principle
- Principle of Le Chatelier - Statement and discussion of this principle (Dr. James A. Planbeck, University of Alberta).
- Chemical Equilibrium: Equilibrium Constants - Discussion using equilibrium constants to explain the Principle of Le Chatelier (Introductory Chemistry I, Dr. James A. Plambeck, University of Alberta).
- Equilibrium - Laboratory experiment demonstrating Le Chatelier's Principle (Alan Crosby, Boston University).
Equilibrium Constants
- Calculate Kc from Initial Conditions - Instructions for doing Equilibrium constant problems; lots of examples (ChemTeam, Diamond Bar High School).
- Chemical Equilibrium: Equilibrium Constant - Discusses form, units and value of this constant (Introductory Chemistry I, Dr. James A. Plambeck, University of Alberta).
- Introduction to Chemical Equilibrium - Brief description of an equilibrium constant (Brian M. Tissue, Dept. of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University).
- Chemical Equilibria - Basic Information section with definition links; sample problems with solutions (Itasca Community College/Bemidji State University/Rainy River Community College MN collaborative).
- Problem Solving: Equilibrium - CyberProf interactive problem sets; work problems and get answers checked (some problems offer hints and help) [Site cannot be accessed after 7/1/97 without password.].
- Equilibrium - Discusses equilibrium and how to solve equilibrium problems (CHEMystery, by students at Ward Melville and Brentwood High Schools in New York).