Equilibrium Constants and Water Activity Revisited (the author replies)

David Keeports
Chemistry and Physics Department, Mills College, Oakland, CA 94613
J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (9), p 1290
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p1290.2
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2006

Abstract

Subtle arguments based upon the use of chemical potentials show that numerical values of solute molar concentrations can be used as good approximate activities in equilibrium calculations for reactions involving dilute solutions.

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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