Question

Need help understanding the dissociation constant

Anyone able to explain this concept to me?

Answer 1

It is a mathematical relationship so yeah anyone?

Answer 2

no first thing its not a mathematical relationsship anyway just one thing wat is meant by free here rest i can xplain

Answer 3

ok lets start look here
P + L-------------->PL this is the reaction
now dissociation constant is the ratio of concentration of product by concentration of reaction ok

KD=[PL]/[P] + [L]
here bracket show concentration and one more thing

whenever u are given coefficent in reaction u have to take it as power while calculating KD see this xample

2[P] + 3[L]----------> 3[PL]
kD= [PL]^3/[P]^2 + [L]^3 ( u see becomes coefficent of subtance used in reaction beomes power while calculating Kd ok )

hope it works any doubt?