{"id":1011,"date":"2026-10-30T19:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/?page_id=1011"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:15:16","slug":"chem-2000-topic-7-free-energy-and-equilibrium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/chem-2000-general-chemistry-ii\/chem-2000-exercises-and-practice-test-questions\/chem-2000-topic-7-free-energy-and-equilibrium\/","title":{"rendered":"CHEM 2000 Topic 7: Free Energy and Equilibrium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICE tables are sometimes introduced in Topic 7 and sometimes saved until Topic 12.  Check with your instructor which applies in your semester.  You can save Exercise 7.5 until the Acids and Bases topic if your instructor chooses to wait until then to cover ICE tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer keys are for checking your work. There is little to no value in reading an answer key without first attempting to solve the problem yourself. All that does is give you a false sense of security because every problem looks much easier after you\u2019ve seen somebody else solve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Data Tables:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c93093ea-9852-4009-bd1b-79b01f4e1212\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/CHEM-2000-Data-Sheet-for-Final.pdf\">Sample Data Sheet for CHEM 2000 Final<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e79faf08-b058-48fc-a542-c47879f8c3e7\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/table_of_thermodynamic_data.pdf\">Table of Thermodynamic Data<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exercises:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1d06c7f6-85b0-41e7-9066-e6c30afe6a8d\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.1_activities_and_reaction_quotients.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.1: Activities and Reaction Quotients<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d39f0bcb-6bfe-46d0-83be-36940ce65508\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.2_reaction_quotients_vs_equilibrium_constants.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.2: Reaction Quotients vs Equilibrium Constants<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-592464b8-bf5e-4e81-9620-e04577a0c8d6\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.3_calculating_nonstandard_free_energy.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.3: Calculating Free Energy for Reactions Under Nonstandard Conditions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-50ae8c0b-3f98-490a-8ce1-c1843c15c1ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.4_standard_free_energy_and_equilibrium_constants.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.4: Standard Free Energy and Equilibrium Constants<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-28c1a890-11f7-4211-99d4-d646c96ef810\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.5_equilibrium_constants_and_ICE_tables.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.5: Equilibrium Constants and ICE Tables<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7655498a-cba8-4f56-9908-0071a8ee1a72\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_practice_test_questions_7_free_energy_and_equilibrium.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Practice Test Questions 7: Free Energy and Equilibrium<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer Keys:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9b6946d0-6729-4eee-b059-119ae0e228a0\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.1_activities_and_reaction_quotients_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.1: Activities and Reaction Quotients &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-84d5a559-a0a3-48a0-8ff6-514e191ee4cc\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.2_reaction_quotients_vs_equilibrium_constants_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.2: Reaction Quotients vs Equilibrium Constants &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bb2efafe-f0d7-4ae7-843b-b737222707a2\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.3_calculating_nonstandard_free_energy_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.3: Calculating Free Energy for Reactions Under Nonstandard Conditions &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4cfcdacb-c522-43a8-a6f5-b8640170b502\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_7.4_standard_free_energy_and_equilibrium_constants_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 7.4: Standard Free Energy and Equilibrium Constants &#8211; 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