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When does a reaction go to completion?

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Humoud29

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1. The rate of forward reaction = to the rate of backward reaction.

2. Concentration of the substance are constant.

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A reaction is at completion when all of the reagents in the sample have completely reacted out.

Let's use a real simple reaction, happens all the time: reacting methane with oxygen. The balanced equation is:

CH4 + 2O2 = CO2 + 2H2O

(This is an exothermic reaction, which is the whole point of doing it: you're going to use the heat to cook the Pizza you're going to have for dinner.)

If you have determined that it's going to take two cubic feet of methane at gas-line pressure to cook the pizza, the reaction is at completion when all the methane has reacted with oxygen...or, more precisely, when the reaction has caused enough heat to be radiated to completely cook the pizza, and you turn the oven off.

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Reactions will proceed to completion whenever one of the products is physically removed from the reaction medium. This often occurs when a gas or solid is formed.

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Yes, it does. There is no equilibrium, so you can say that after a time, all the reactants will be converted to products.

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It is equal to the equilibrium constant.

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