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- Kc = 5.6 1012 at 500 K for the dissociation of iodine molecules to iodine atoms. I2(g) 2 I(g) A mixture has [I2] = 0.020 mol/Land [I] = 2.0 108 mol/L. Is the reaction at equilibrium (at 500 K)? If not, which way must the reaction proceed to reach equilibrium?arrow_forwardFor the equilibrium 2 SO2(g) + O2(g) 2 SO3(g) Kc = 245 (at 1000 K) the equilibrium concentrations are [SO2] = 0.102, [O2] = 0.0132, and [SO3] = 0.184. The concentration of SO2 is suddenly doubled. Show that the forward reaction takes place to reach a new equilibrium.arrow_forwardIn a 3.0-L vessel, the following equilibrium partial pressures are measured: N2, 190 torr; H2, 317 torr; NH3, 1.00103 torr. N2(g)+3H2(g)2NH3(g) (a) How will the partial pressures of H2, N2, and NH3 change if H2 is removed from the system? Will they increase, decrease, or remain the same? (b) Hydrogen is removed from the vessel until the partial pressure of nitrogen, at equilibrium, is 250 torr. Calculate the partial pressures of the other substances under the new conditions.arrow_forward
- For the reaction C(s)+CO2(g)2CO(g) K=168 at 1273 K. If one starts with 0.3 atm of CO2 and 12.0 g of C at 1273 K, will the equilibrium mixture contain (a) mostly CO2? (b) mostly CO? (c) roughly equal amounts of CO2 and CO? (d) only C?arrow_forwardSulfur oxychloride, SO2Cl2, decomposes to sulfur dioxide and chlorine gases. SO2Cl2(g)SO2(g)+Cl2(g) At a certain temperature, the equilibrium partial pressures of SO2, Cl2, and SO2Cl2 are 1.88 atm, 0.84 atm, and 0.27 atm, respectively. (a) What is K at that temperature? (b) Enough Cl2 condenses to reduce its partial pressure to 0.68 atm. What are the partial pressures of all gases when equilibrium is reestablished?arrow_forwardThe equilibrium constant Kc, for the reaction 2 NOCI(g) 2 NO(g) + Cl2(g) is 3.9 103 at 300 C. A mixture contains the gases at the following concentrations: [NOCl] = 5.0 103 mol/L, [NO] = 2.5 103 mol/L, and [Cl2] = 2.0 103 mol/L. Is the reaction at equilibrium at 300 C? If not, in which direction does the reaction proceed to come to equilibrium?arrow_forward
- A mixture of SO2, O2, and SO3 at 1000 K contains the gases at the following concentrations: [SO2] = 5.0 103 mol/L, [O2] = 1.9 103 mol/L, and [SO3] = 6.9 103 mol/L. Is the reaction at equilibrium? If not, which way will the reaction proceed to reach equilibrium? 2 SO2(g) + O2(g) 2 SO3(g) Kc = 279arrow_forwardNitrosyl chloride, NOC1, decomposes to NO and Cl2 at high temperatures. 2 NOCl(g) ⇌ 2 NO(g) + Cl2(g) Suppose you place 2.00 mol NOC1 in a 1.00–L flask, seal it, and raise the temperature to 462 °C. When equilibrium has been established, 0.66 mol NO is present. Calculate the equilibrium constant Kc for the decomposition reaction from these data.arrow_forwardFor the reaction N2(g)+3H2(g)2NH3(g) show that Kc = Kp(RT)2 Do not use the formula Kp = Kc(RT)5n given in the text. Start from the fact that Pi = [i]RT, where Pi is the partial pressure of substance i and [i] is its molar concentration. Substitute into Kc.arrow_forward
- Consider the following hypothetical reaction: X2(g)+R(s)X2R(g) R has a molar mass of 73 g/mol. When equilibrium is established, a 2.5-L reaction vessel at 125C contains 15.0 g of R, 4.3 atm of X2, and 0.98 atm of X2R. (a) Calculate K for the reaction at 125C. (b) The mass of R is doubled. What are the partial pressures of X2 and X2R when equilibrium is reestablished? (c) The partial pressure of X2 is decreased to 2.0 atm. What are the partial pressures of X2 and X2R when equilibrium is reestablished?arrow_forwardCarbon dioxide reacts with carbon to give carbon monoxide according to the equation C(s)+CO2(g)2CO(g) At 700. C, a 2.0-L sealed flask at equilibrium contains 0.10 mol CO, 0.20 mol CO2, and 0.40 mol C. Calculate the equilibrium constant KP for this reaction at the specified temperature.arrow_forwardKc for the decomposition of ammonium hydrogen sulfide is 1.8 104 at 25 C. NH4HS(s) NH3(g) + H2S(g) (a) When the pure salt decomposes in a flask, what are the equilibrium concentrations of NH3 and H2S? (b) If NH4HS is placed in a flask already containing 0.020 mol/L of NH3 and then the system is allowed to come to equilibrium, what are the equilibrium concentrations of NH3 and H2S?arrow_forward
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