Sunday, September 3, 2017

Why does equilibrium constant change when the reaction is multiplied by a number and nothing in the real has been changed?


As far as I know, a large equilibrium constant shows that the a reaction like the one below wants to complete:


$$\ce{B <=> A}$$



If A and B are gases, then K is: $$K_1=\frac{[A]}{[B]}$$


but when I multiply the reaction by 20 , K is $$K_{20}=\frac{[A]^{20}}{[B]^{20}}$$ while the same number of moles of B are consumed. If $\small K_1 = 10$ then $\small K_{20} = $$10^{20}$ so the reaction must be approximately complete. Why does this happen while the reaction materials didn't change?




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