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  • Oct 19, 2012, 10:35 AM
    Roddilla
    Question on thermodynamics and equilibria; delta G and delta G^o
    I would like to ask a question about thermodynamics which we covered in
    the biochemistry lessons. D Go = - R T ln K
    If for example you take into consideration ethanoic acid <----->ethanoate
    + H+
    and equilibrium constant for ethanoic acid is 1.7 x 10^-5.
    By the equation:
    D Go = - R T ln K (I used D instead of the letter delta)

    Go would have a positive value. Therefore if you start with 1 mole pure
    ethanoic acid and delta G is positive, I cannot understand why some
    ethanoic acid dissociates on adding water to it.

    My second point is why do we take delta G' as zero at equilibrium while we
    don't take Delta Go'as zero? Both describe the equilibrium and at
    equilibrium the net formation of energy is zero.

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