Why Equilibrium Constants Are Unitless

ÖZCAN M.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, vol.13, no.15, pp.3507-3509, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 15
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00314
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.3507-3509
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The importance of the nonexistence of a unit for equilibriumconstants is well-recognized by the chemistry community. However, it is stillcommon to encounter the use of equilibrium constants with units in recentchemistry education papers, which may mislead students and even instructors.This is mainly due to the lack of studies on the representation of the derivations ofequilibrium constants in a logical manner. We hope that the explanations providedin this Viewpoint will help to clarify this issue.