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In the Classroom
The State of Division of Solids and Chemical Equilibria
João C. M. Paiva
The Secondary School, Penacova, Portugal

Victor M. S. Gil
Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3000, Portugal

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February 2001
Vol. 78 No. 2
p. 222

Abstract
An experiment and a computer simulation are presented to address a counterintuitive situation often encountered when teaching chemical equilibria. This is prompted by the question "How can the subdivision of a solid reactant affect the reaction rate and not the composition of the equilibrium state?"
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*  Citation
Paiva, João C. M.; Gil, Victor M. S. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 222.
*  Keywords
Equilibrium; Kinetics; Laboratory Computing / Interfacing; Introductory / High School Chemistry
*  History
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December 22, 2000
August 31, 2005
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