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  1. Consider an equilibrium [ce] A <=> B [/ce] Assuming both the forward and reverse reactions are elementary, the rates of reaction can be modeled by the differential equations: [ce] \frac{d}{dt} = p[A] - q [/ce] [ce] \frac{d[A]}{dt} = q - p[A] [/ce] Where [ce]q[/ce] is the rate constant for the forward reaction and [ce]p[/ce] is the rate constant for the reverse reaction. The general solution of this system is: [ce] = \frac{p_0-q[A]_0}{p+q}e^{-pt-qt}+q\left(\frac{[A]_0+_0}{p+q}\right) [/ce] [ce] [A] = \frac{q[A]_0-p_0}{p+q}e^{-pt-qt}+p\left(\frac{[A]_0+_0}{p+q}\right) [/ce] By taking the limit as [ce]t[/ce] goes to infinity, it can be shown that [ce] \frac{q}{p} = K [/ce] where [ce]K[/ce] is the equilibrium constant. [ce]K[/ce] can be derived from the Gibbs energy of reaction by the equation [ce] \Delta G = -RT \ln{K} [/ce] Are there any errors in this line of reasoning? If there aren't, is it possible to predict values for [ce]p[/ce] and [ce]q[/ce] theoretically (i.e. without actually performing an experiment)?
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