Explain in short homogeneous equilibrium and heterogeneous equilibrium – InterviewSolution

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Explain in short homogeneous equilibrium and heterogeneous equilibrium.

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i. In a homogeneous equilibrium, the reactants and products are in the same phase.

e.g. Dissociation of HI:

2HI_(g)⇌ H_2(g) + I_2(g)

ii. In a heterogeneous equilibrium, the reactants and products exist in different phases,

e.g. Formation of NH₄Cl:

NH_3(g) + HCl_(g) ⇌ NH₄Cl_(s)

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