Chemical Equilibrium Reflection
The concept of chemical equilibrium was a bit difficult for me to understand. I understood what equilibrium was from a physical standpoint, but I could not figure out how to apply it to chemistry. A definition that helped me to better comprehend chemical equilibrium was this: a reaction in equilibrium will never be fully completed, because the reactants will continually bond to form the products an the products will continually decompose back into the reactants. This interpretation was something that clarified the meaning of equilibrium for me, and this represented one of the pits and peaks that I had.
Another difficulty that I was able to overcome was the decision of choosing a topic to research regarding equilibrium. I had originally planned to do something on rocket fuel; but after a few days it became evident that there was not a lot that I could do about equilibrium for rocket fuel. So I expanded the topic of rocket fuel to include its effect on the environment, and found that rocket emissions actually damage the ozone layer, disturbing the earth's natural state of being. I then looked deeper into how rocket emissions destroy the ozone layer, and then how a depleted ozone layer causes the earth to shift out of equilibrium.
These slight challenges made this project a bit tough for me, but in the end, I was able to find a topic that really interested me, so much so that I even contacted a company who finds itself entrenched in the topic that I researched. I truly do think that rockets will become more prominent in the future and that their emissions will become a growing problem in the upcoming years.
Another difficulty that I was able to overcome was the decision of choosing a topic to research regarding equilibrium. I had originally planned to do something on rocket fuel; but after a few days it became evident that there was not a lot that I could do about equilibrium for rocket fuel. So I expanded the topic of rocket fuel to include its effect on the environment, and found that rocket emissions actually damage the ozone layer, disturbing the earth's natural state of being. I then looked deeper into how rocket emissions destroy the ozone layer, and then how a depleted ozone layer causes the earth to shift out of equilibrium.
These slight challenges made this project a bit tough for me, but in the end, I was able to find a topic that really interested me, so much so that I even contacted a company who finds itself entrenched in the topic that I researched. I truly do think that rockets will become more prominent in the future and that their emissions will become a growing problem in the upcoming years.