If the composition of the reaction mixture at 400 k is [brcl] = 0.00415 m, [br2] = 0.00366 m, and [cl2] = 0.000672 m, what is the reaction quotient, q?
Q is unlike K value it describes the reaction that is not at equilibrium. by considering this reaction: aA+ bB⇄ cC and our reaction is: Br2 + Cl2 ⇄ 2 BrCl
According to Q low: Q= concentration of products/concentration of reactants but this equation in the gaseous or aqueous states only. ∴ Q = [BrCl]^2 / [Br2] [Cl2]
and we have [Br2] = 0.00366 m [Cl2]= 0.000672 m [BrCl] = 0.00415 m