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Determining the equilibrium constant for the hydrolysis of Ethyl Ethanoate Definition
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HYPOTHESIS Determining the equilibrium constant for the hydrolysis of Ethyl Ethanoate DEFINITION Chemical equilibrium is when, in a the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction. When a chemical reaction has reached equilibrium, collisions are still occurring: the reaction is now happening in each direction at the same rate. This means that reactants are being formed at the same rate as products are being formed, and this is indicated by double arrows,. At equilibrium, the reaction can lie far to the right, meaning that there are more products in existence at equilibrium, or far to the left, meaning that at equilibrium there are more reactants. The concentration of the reactants and products in a reaction at equilibrium can be expressed by an equilibrium constant, symbolised Kc Kc = [ethanoic acid][ethanol] [ethyl Ethanoate][water] CH3COOC2H5 + H2O CH3COOH + C2H5OH ETHYL ETHANOATE + WATER ETHNOIC ACID...
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