Consider a system A <==> B. Which is favored at low temperature
is determined by which has the lower ground state. Which is favored at
high temperature is determined which has the more closely spaced
energy levels. Kab.EXE is a Visual Basic program developed by
Bob Hanson at St. Olaf College to
model this simple equilibrium. This page allows you to set various parameters of the
system and graph various temperature-dependent functions over the web. If you have a Windows-based PC, you can
download the kab.exe program and run it
on your own machine for a much more interactive experience. One 'unit' = 1.0x10-21 Joules.