Introduction In a chemical reaction, chemical equilibrium is the state in which the concentrations of the reactants and products have

not yet changed with time. Usually, this state results when the forward reaction proceeds at the same rate as the reverse reaction. The reaction rates of the forward and reverse reactions are generally not zero but, being equal, there are no net changes in the concentrations of the reactant and product. The Equilibrium Constant, Kc, relates to a chemical reaction at equilibrium. It can be calculated if the equilibrium concentration of each reactant and product in a reaction at equilibrium is known. The equilibrium expression below, formed from the general chemical equilibrium, is universally true. The chemical components happen to be gases. aA(g) + bB(g) = cC(g) + dD(g)

Brief Overview of Procedures Basically, in the experiment students are tasked to determine the direction of the equilibrium reaction by adding certain compounds that will either move the reaction forward or backward. The students prepared different systems (Iron (II)-Silver Ions, Copper (II)-Ammonia, Chromate-Dichromate, Iron (III) Chloride- Thiocyanate and Cobalt (III) Ions). Compounds were then subjected to color tests to determine the direction of the reaction.Results and data were recorded and analyzed. Discussion In the Iron (III)-Silver Ions system, by adding different test reagents to the decant solution, the solution was proven to have contained Fe2+, Fe3+, and Ag+ by doing confirmatory tests resulted in a Prussian blue precipitate, blood red solution and white precipitate. This proves that the system is at equilibrium because by adding Iron and silver, the resulting compound also contained the iron and silver. In the copper ammonia system, by adding NH3 the reaction was pushed forward resulting in a deep blue complex which is explained by the Le Chatelier s principle that is there is a shift in equilibrium, the system will adapt to the change correspondingly to uphold equilibrium. On the other hand with addition of HCL, the reaction was pushed back due to the formation of CuCl on the product side shifting the equilibrium to the reactant side, which resulted in a pale blue solution. In the Chromate Dichromate system, In the Iron (III) Chloride-thiocyanate system, addition of FeCl3 pushed the reactant forward forming a blood red complex. Addition of KSCN pushed the reaction forward due to the increase in the thiocyanate concentration in the reactants. Addition of NaCl resulted in the formation of a complex NaSCN thus increasing your complex thiocyanate shifting the equilibrium backwards.