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Unit Title: Chemical Equilibrium

Time Frame:

3 weeks

Course: AP Chemistry
Grade Level: 9th-12th

CURRICULUM/STANDARDS
List all appropriate national, state or district curriculum or standards that align to this unit:
Arizona State Standards:
S5C4PO1
S5C4PO3
S5C4PO8
S5C4PO10
S5C4PO11

KEY THEMES/QUESTIONS
List the key themes/questions that are guiding this unit:
1. What is equilibrium?
2. What is the equilibrium constant K? Which direction will the reaction proceed if K<<1, K=1, and K>>1?
3. How can the equilibrium constant be expressed in pressure? What are the units of K?
4. Does the concentration of a solid change? How will this effect K?
5. Does the concentration of a pure liquid change? How will this effect K?
6. How will the equilibrium constant be calculated for measured equilibrium concentrations?
7. How can we predict the direction of change in a equilibrium reaction?
8. How can you calculate equilibrium concentrations when we know K and all but one of the equilibrium
concentrations? When we know K and the initial concentrations or pressures?
9. What is Le Chateliers Principle? How does temperature affect equilibrium? How does concentration affect
equilibrium? How does volume (or pressure) affect equilibrium?

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Daily quizzes
Homework (problem sets, screen casts, etc)
Post-lab questions
AP Lab report
Worksheets

RESOURCES/MATERIALS
http://www.smc.edu/projects/28/Chemistry_10_Experiments/Ch10_Equilibrium.pdf
Equilibrium Concentration Lab
http://www.fallriverschools.org/13%20General%20Equilibrium.pdf
http://www2.vernier.com/sample_labs/CWV-20-COMP-equilibrium.pdf
College Board Review
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/Chemistry_SF_Equilibrium.pdf
Equilibrium POGIL
Equilibrium Simulation

http://www.chm.davidson.edu/vce/equilibria/BasicConcepts.html

Unit Calendar

MONDAY (104
minutes)
- Into to chemical
equilibrium
- Quiz
- Equilibrium demo
- Hemoglobin
equilibrium

TUESDAY (180
minutes)
- Equilibrium constant
K
- K in terms of
Pressure and the units
of K
- Quiz
- Equilibrium constant
POGIL

WEDNESDAY (90
minutes)
- Equilibrium constant
K cont
- Whiteboards for
practice
- Work on problems

THURSDAY (90
minutes)
Equilibrium constant
K cont
- AP lab

FRIDAY (104
minutes)
- Predicting the
direction of change
- quiz
- Compare Q and K
- White board practice
- Work on problems

- Finding equilibrium
concentrations
- Quiz
- Worksheet

- Finding equilibrium
concentrations lab
- College Board:
Chemical Equilibrium
Review

- Le Chateliers
Principle
- Quiz
- Le chateliers
principle
(temperature) lab

- Stresses on
equilibrium lab

- Stresses on
equilibrium lab cont
- Write lab report

- Effect of
concentration change
on Equilibrium
- quiz
-White board practice

- Effect of
- Review for Test
volume/pressure
change on equilibrium
- Quiz
- White board practice
- Finish problem set

Exam: Chemical
equilibrium