Sunday, September 9, 2018

thermodynamics - How should we express concentrations and partial pressures in ΔG=-RTlnK?




I understand that K will be dimensionless. Let's say an equilibrium involving Kp and the reaction is AB, Kp will be dimensionless. If the reaction A+BC, then based on the formula of Kp will be:


(partial pressure of C)[(partial pressure B)×(partial pressure of A)]


Since partial pressure can be in Pa, or bar/atm, with the difference between them will be roughly 100000 times. So the Kps will have 100000 difference. Putting the Kp into ΔG=RTlnK, there will be a huge difference of ΔG. So what units of Kp should we use in this case?




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