Answer:
Equilibrium constant expression for 
:
![\displaystyle K = \frac{\left(a_{\mathrm{H_2CO_3\, (aq)}}\right)}{\left(a_{\mathrm{H^{+}}}\right)^2\, \left(a_{\mathrm{{CO_3}^{2-}\, (aq)}}\right)} \approx \frac{[\mathrm{H_2CO_3}]}{\left[\mathrm{H^{+}\, (aq)}\right]^{2} \, \left[\mathrm{CO_3}^{2-}\right]}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdisplaystyle%20K%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7BH_2CO_3%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%7D%5Cright%29%7D%7B%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%7D%7D%5Cright%29%5E2%5C%2C%20%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7B%7BCO_3%7D%5E%7B2-%7D%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%7D%5Cright%29%7D%20%5Capprox%20%5Cfrac%7B%5B%5Cmathrm%7BH_2CO_3%7D%5D%7D%7B%5Cleft%5B%5Cmathrm%7BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%5Cright%5D%5E%7B2%7D%20%5C%2C%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cmathrm%7BCO_3%7D%5E%7B2-%7D%5Cright%5D%7D)
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Where
, 
, and 
denote the activities of the three species, and ![[\mathrm{H_2CO_3}]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cmathrm%7BH_2CO_3%7D%5D)
, ![\left[\mathrm{H^{+}}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cmathrm%7BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%7D%5Cright%5D)
, and ![\left[\mathrm{CO_3}^{2-}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cmathrm%7BCO_3%7D%5E%7B2-%7D%5Cright%5D)
denote the concentrations of the three species.
Explanation:
<h3>Equilibrium Constant Expression</h3>
The equilibrium constant expression of a (reversible) reaction takes the form a fraction.
Multiply the activity of each product of this reaction to get the numerator.
is the only product of this reaction. Besides, its coefficient in the balanced reaction is one. Therefore, the numerator would simply be 
.
Similarly, multiply the activity of each reactant of this reaction to obtain the denominator. Note the coefficient "
" on the product side of this reaction. 
is equivalent to 
. The species 
appeared twice among the reactants. Therefore, its activity should also appear twice in the denominator:
.
That's where the exponent "" in this equilibrium constant expression came from.
Combine these two parts to obtain the equilibrium constant expression:
![\displaystyle K = \frac{\left(a_{\mathrm{H_2CO_3\, (aq)}}\right)}{\left(a_{\mathrm{H^{+}}}\right)^2\, \left(a_{\mathrm{{CO_3}^{2-}\, (aq)}}\right)} \quad\begin{matrix}\leftarrow \text{from products} \\[0.5em] \leftarrow \text{from reactants}\end{matrix}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdisplaystyle%20K%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7BH_2CO_3%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%7D%5Cright%29%7D%7B%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%7D%7D%5Cright%29%5E2%5C%2C%20%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7B%7BCO_3%7D%5E%7B2-%7D%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%7D%5Cright%29%7D%20%5Cquad%5Cbegin%7Bmatrix%7D%5Cleftarrow%20%5Ctext%7Bfrom%20products%7D%20%5C%5C%5B0.5em%5D%20%5Cleftarrow%20%5Ctext%7Bfrom%20reactants%7D%5Cend%7Bmatrix%7D)
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<h3 /><h3>Equilibrium Constant of Concentration</h3>
In dilute solutions, the equilibrium constant expression can be approximated with the concentrations of the aqueous "
" species. Note that all the three species here are indeed aqueous. Hence, this equilibrium constant expression can be approximated as:
![\displaystyle K = \frac{\left(a_{\mathrm{H_2CO_3\, (aq)}}\right)}{\left(a_{\mathrm{H^{+}}}\right)^2\, \left(a_{\mathrm{{CO_3}^{2-}\, (aq)}}\right)} \approx \frac{\left[\mathrm{H_2CO_3\, (aq)}\right]}{\left[\mathrm{H^{+}\, (aq)}\right]^2\cdot \left[\mathrm{{CO_3}^{2-}\, (aq)}\right]}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdisplaystyle%20K%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7BH_2CO_3%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%7D%5Cright%29%7D%7B%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%7D%7D%5Cright%29%5E2%5C%2C%20%5Cleft%28a_%7B%5Cmathrm%7B%7BCO_3%7D%5E%7B2-%7D%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%7D%5Cright%29%7D%20%5Capprox%20%5Cfrac%7B%5Cleft%5B%5Cmathrm%7BH_2CO_3%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%5Cright%5D%7D%7B%5Cleft%5B%5Cmathrm%7BH%5E%7B%2B%7D%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%5Cright%5D%5E2%5Ccdot%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cmathrm%7B%7BCO_3%7D%5E%7B2-%7D%5C%2C%20%28aq%29%7D%5Cright%5D%7D)
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Answer:
HNO3(aq) + OH-(aq) → NO3-(aq) + H2O(l)
Explanation:
According to Bronsted-Lowry theory, an acid is a substance that donates a proton (H+) and produces a conjugate base while a base is a molecule or ion which accepts the proton.
An example of Bronsted-Lowry acid and base is Nitric acid, HNO3 and hydroxide ion, OH- respectively as shown in the given reaction.
Thus, the nitric acid acts as an acid by donating a proton to the hydroxide ion which accepts it, thus producing nitrate ion, NO3- as a conjugate base, while OH- produces H2O as a conjugate acid.
Answer:
Option B is correct.
Another name for equilibrium price is **market-clearing price**
Explanation:
Equilibrium price is defined as the price at which the quantity of products/goods/services demanded is equal to/matches the quantity of products/goods/services supplied.
The equilibrium price is also called the market clearing price because, at this price, there is no supply leftover (surplus) or demand leftover (deficit). The market is literally cleared!
