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**Kinetics and Equilibrium: Using an Equilibrium Constant to Predict the Direction of a Reaction**

A chemical engineer is studying the following reaction:

\[ 4 \text{HCl}(g) + \text{O}_2(g) \rightarrow 2 \text{H}_2\text{O}(g) + 2 \text{Cl}_2(g) \]

At the temperature the engineer picks, the equilibrium constant \( K_p \) for this reaction is 0.31.

The engineer charges four reaction vessels with hydrogen chloride and oxygen, allowing the reaction to begin. She measures the composition of the mixture inside each vessel periodically. The first set of measurements is shown in the table below.

Predict how the compositions will change the next time she measures them.

| Reaction Vessel | Compound | Pressure (atm) | Expected Change in Pressure |
|:---------------:|:--------:|:--------------:|:---------------------------:|
|        A        |   HCl    |      5.09      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   O₂     |      5.63      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   H₂O    |      3.31      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   Cl₂    |      4.48      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|        B        |   HCl    |      3.11      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   O₂     |      5.34      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   H₂O    |      3.90      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   Cl₂    |      5.07      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|        C        |   HCl    |      2.74      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   O₂     |      5.05      | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) |
|                 |   H₂O    |      4.48      | ☐ increase
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Transcribed Image Text:**Kinetics and Equilibrium: Using an Equilibrium Constant to Predict the Direction of a Reaction** A chemical engineer is studying the following reaction: \[ 4 \text{HCl}(g) + \text{O}_2(g) \rightarrow 2 \text{H}_2\text{O}(g) + 2 \text{Cl}_2(g) \] At the temperature the engineer picks, the equilibrium constant \( K_p \) for this reaction is 0.31. The engineer charges four reaction vessels with hydrogen chloride and oxygen, allowing the reaction to begin. She measures the composition of the mixture inside each vessel periodically. The first set of measurements is shown in the table below. Predict how the compositions will change the next time she measures them. | Reaction Vessel | Compound | Pressure (atm) | Expected Change in Pressure | |:---------------:|:--------:|:--------------:|:---------------------------:| | A | HCl | 5.09 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | O₂ | 5.63 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | H₂O | 3.31 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | Cl₂ | 4.48 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | B | HCl | 3.11 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | O₂ | 5.34 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | H₂O | 3.90 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | Cl₂ | 5.07 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | C | HCl | 2.74 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | O₂ | 5.05 | ☐ increase ☐ decrease ☐ (no change) | | | H₂O | 4.48 | ☐ increase
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Step 1: Relation between reaction quotient and equilibrium constant

Answer:

Relation between reaction quotient QP and equilibrium constant KP is shown below:

1. When Q subscript P equals K subscript P reaction mixture is at equilibrium.

2. When Q subscript P less than K subscript P reaction mixture is not be at equilibrium and to establish the equilibrium reaction will move forward so that QP can increase and become equal to KP.

3. When Q subscript P greater than K subscript P reaction mixture is not at equilibrium and to establish the equilibrium reaction will move in reverse direction so that QP can decrease and become equal to KP.


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