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1. The standard Gibbs free energy change and equilibrium constant at 298K for the reaction C2H5OH(g) + (1/2)O2(g) → CH3CHO(g) + H2O(g) are -188.9kJ and 1.4x1038 respectively. 2. Assuming ΔH° is constant from 298-800K, the equilibrium constant at 800K for this reaction is 4.3x1014. 3. For an equimolar mixture of ethylene and water vapor fed at 1000K and 1bar to a reactor, the degree of conversion assuming ideal behavior is 0.5.

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Chapter 8 Assignment (Answers Are in Parenthesis)

1. The standard Gibbs free energy change and equilibrium constant at 298K for the reaction C2H5OH(g) + (1/2)O2(g) → CH3CHO(g) + H2O(g) are -188.9kJ and 1.4x1038 respectively. 2. Assuming ΔH° is constant from 298-800K, the equilibrium constant at 800K for this reaction is 4.3x1014. 3. For an equimolar mixture of ethylene and water vapor fed at 1000K and 1bar to a reactor, the degree of conversion assuming ideal behavior is 0.5.

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Chapter 8 Assignment

(Answers are in parenthesis)

1. Calculate the standard Gibbs free energy change and the equilibrium constant at
298K for the following reaction: C 2 H 5 OH(g) + (1/2)O 2 (g) → CH 3 CHO(g) +
H 2 O(g). [– 188.9kJ; 1.4x1038]

2. Assuming that ∆Ho is constant in the temperature range 298 – 800 K, estimate the
equilibrium constant at 800 K for the reaction of Problem 1. [4.3x1014]

3. Ethanol can be produced according to the reaction: C 2 H 4 (g) + H 2 O(g) →


C 2 H 5 OH(g)
If an equimolar mixture of ethylene and water vapor is fed to a reactor which is
maintained at 1000 K and 1 bar determine the degree of conversion, assuming
that the reaction mixture behaves like an ideal solution. Assume the following
ideal gas specific heat data: C p ig = a + bT + cT2 + dT3 + eT–2 (J/mol); T(K) [0.5]

Species a bx103 cx106 dx109 ex10-5


C2H4 20.691 205.346 – 99.793 18.825 -
H2O 4.196 154.565 – 81.076 16.813 -
C 2 H 5 OH 28.850 12.055 - - 1.006

4. Calculate the degree of conversion and the composition of the reaction mixture if
N 2 (g) and H 2 (g) are fed in the mole ratio of 1:5 at 800 K and 100 bar for the
synthesis of ammonia. Assume that equilibrium is established and the reaction
mixture behaves like an ideal gas. C p ig = a + bT + cT2 + dT3 + eT–2 (J/mol); T(K)
[0.2356]

Species a bx103 cx106 dx109 ex10-5


N2 20.270 4.930 - - 0.333
H2 27.012 3.509 - - 0.690
NH 3 29.747 25.108 - - – 1.546

5. Calculate the degree of conversion if the feed to an ammonia synthesis reactor is


a mixture of N 2 (g), H 2 (g) and NH 3 (g) in the mole ratio 1:3:0.1 at 800 K and 100
bar. Assume that the reaction mixture behaves like an ideal gas. [0.1235]

6. The following two independent reactions occur in the steam cracking of methane
at 1000 K and 1 bar: CH 4 (g) + H 2 O(g) → CO(g) + 3H 2 (g); and CO(g) + H 2 O(g) →
CO 2 (g) + H 2 (g). Assuming ideal gas behaviour determine the equilibrium
composition of the gas leaving the reactor if an equimolar mixture of CH 4 and
H 2 O is fed to the reactor, and that at 1000K, the equilibrium constants for the two
reactions are 30 and 1.5 respectively. [ε 1 = 0.8; ε 2 = 0.06]

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7. Consider the following reaction: Fe(s) + H 2 O(g) → FeO(s) + H 2 (g). Assuming that
equilibrium is achieved, determine the fraction of H 2 O which decomposes at
1000oC. The equilibrium constant for the reaction at 1000oC is 1.6. [61.5%]

8. Show that:
 ∂ε e  K y dε e  ∂ε e  K y dε e
= ∂T  ∆H 0 and = ∂P  (−ν )
  P RT dK y  T
2
P dK y
9. The gas stream from a sulfur burner is composed of 15-mol-% SO 2 , 20-mol-% O 2 ,
and 65-mol-% N 2 . This gas stream at 1 bar and 480oC enters a catalytic converter,
where the SO 2 is further oxidized to SO 3 . Assuming that the reaction reaches
equilibrium, how much heat must be removed from the converter to maintain
isothermal conditions? Base your answer on 1 mol of entering gas. [Ans: ε e =
0.1455, Q = – 14314 J/mol]

10. For the cracking reaction:C 3 H 8 (g)→C 2 H 4 (g)+CH 4 (g); the equilibrium conversion
is negligible at 300 K, but becomes appreciable at temperatures above 500 K. For
a pressure of 1 bar, determine (a) The fractional conversion of propane at 625 K.
(b) The temperature at which the fractional conversion is 85%. [Ans: ε e = 0.777, T
= 647K]

11. The following isomerization reaction occurs in the liquid phase: A → B; where A
and B are miscible liquids for which: GE / RT = 0.1x A x B . (a) If ∆G298
o
= –1000 J/mol,
what is the equilibrium composition of the mixture at 298oK? [x A = 0.3955] (b)
What is the answer for ‘a’ if one assumes that A and B form an ideal solution? [x A
= 0.4005].

12. Feed gas to a methanol synthesis reactor is: 75-mol-% H 2 , 15-mol-% CO, 5-mol-%
CO 2 , and 5-mol-% N 2 . The system comes to equilibrium at 550 K and 100 bar
with respect to the following reactions: 2H 2 (g) + CO(g) → CH 3 OH(g); and H 2 (g)
+ CO 2 (g) → CO(g) + H 2 O(g). Assuming ideal gases, determine the composition
of the equilibrium mixture. [Ans: K 1 = 6.749x10 – 4; K 2 = 1.726x10 – 2; ε 1 = 0.1186;
ε 2 = 8.8812x10 – 3].

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