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Homework Statement
The formation of cadmium complexes with Br- exhibits successive equilibrium constants such that log(k1)=1.56, log(k2)=0.54, log(k3)=0.05, log(k4)=0.37.
Explain why k4 is greater than k3
Homework Equations
$$K=e^{\frac{-\Delta H}{RT}}\cdot e^{\frac{\Delta S}{R}}$$
The Attempt at a Solution
After reading chemical equilibrium from peter Atkins's chemical principles, I learned that larger values of K means the reactions is exothermic. (This can be said using the above equation).
Larger value of K, could also mean that ##\Delta G## is strongly negative causing more products at equilibrium.
This explains why some equilibrium constants are large. But this does not explain why K3<K4.