Answer:
Products are favored.
Explanation:
The acid-base reaction of CH₃COOH (acid) with NH₃ (base) produce:
CH₃COOH + NH₃ ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + NH₄⁺ Kr = ?
It is possible to know Kr of the reaction by the sum of acidic dissociations of the half-reactions. That is:
CH₃COOH ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + H⁺ Ka = 1.8x10⁻⁵
NH₃ + H⁺ ⇄ NH₄⁺ 1/Ka = 1/ 5.6x10⁻¹⁰ = 1.8x10⁹
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CH₃COOH + NH₃ ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + NH₄⁺ Kr = 1.8x10⁻⁵×1.8x10⁹ = <em>3.2x10⁴</em>
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As Kr is defined as:
Kr = [CH₃COO⁻] [NH₄⁺] / [CH₃COOH] [NH₃]
And Kr is > 1
[CH₃COO⁻] [NH₄⁺] > [CH₃COOH] [NH₃],
showing <em>products are favored</em>.
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