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In the Laboratory
Secondary School Chemistry
Discovering the Thermodynamics of Simultaneous Equilibria. An Entropy Analysis Activity Involving Consecutive Equilibria
Thomas H. Bindel
Pomona High School, Arvada, CO 80005-2515
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March 2007
Vol. 84 No. 3
p. 449

Abstract
An activity is presented in which the thermodynamics of simultaneous, consecutive equilibria are explored. The activity is appropriate for second-year high school or AP chemistry. Students discover that a reactant-favored (entropy-diminishing or endergonic) reaction can be caused to happen if it is coupled with a product-favored reaction of sufficient entropy production or exergonicity. A variety of six product-favoring reactions are individually coupled with the reactant-favored reaction. The experimental results are correlated with the change in the entropies of the universe (ΔSuniv), the change in the standard-state free energies (ΔrG°), and the various equilibrium constants (K).
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A materials list, instructions for the preparation of the activity, student handouts, instructor notes, and other supporting materials are available.
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Citation
Bindel, Thomas H. J. Chem. Educ. 2007 84 449.
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Keywords
Acids / Bases; Equilibrium; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Learning; Laboratory Instruction; Physical Chemistry; Thermodynamics
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2/16/2007
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