Why Equilibrium Constants Are Unitless

The importance of the nonexistence of a unit for equilibrium constants is well-recognized by the chemistry community. However, it is still common to encounter the use of equilibrium constants with units in recent chemistry education papers, which may mislead students and even instructors. This is ma...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry letters 2022-04, Vol.13 (15), p.3507-3509
Main Author: Özcan, Muzaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Entropy
Humans
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Summary:The importance of the nonexistence of a unit for equilibrium constants is well-recognized by the chemistry community. However, it is still common to encounter the use of equilibrium constants with units in recent chemistry education papers, which may mislead students and even instructors. This is mainly due to the lack of studies on the representation of the derivations of equilibrium constants in a logical manner. We hope that the explanations provided in this Viewpoint will help to clarify this issue.
ISSN:1948-7185
1948-7185
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00314