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EXERCISE: CHAPTER 6

1. At a certain temperature, the value of the equilibrium constant corresponding to the


following equation is 100.

N2(g) + 2O(g) 2NO2(g)

Write the equilibrium constant expression for each of the following reactions and calculate the
value of the equilibrium constant for each of them.
2NO2(g) N2(g) + 2O2(g)

Kreverse=1/Kforward

1/100= 0.01

NO2(g) 1/2 N2(g) + O2(g)

= 1/50= 0.02

2. Hydrogen iodide is a colourless gas that is exceptionally soluble in water. It can be prepared
by combining hydrogen and iodine according to the following equation.
H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI(g)

Initially, 0.80 mol H2 gas and 0.50 mol of I2 gas were mixed in a 5.25 L vessel at 25℃. After
the system had reached the equilibrium, 0.91 mol HI gas was found in the vessel. Calculate the
Kc.
Kc= 0.1733^2/(0.152x0.0952)
= 2.0703

3. Consider the reaction system:


2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g)
ΔH° = -198.2 kJ

Predict the effect that each of the following changes will have on the concentration of SO2 and
SO3. Justify your answers.
i) The reacting mixture is heated.
Increasing temperature shifts the equilibrium to the left. Thus, high temperatures
favour SO2, while SO3 predominates at low temperatures. Temperature rise will
increase K for system with positive deltaH reaction
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ii) Helium gas is added at constant volume.


When an inert gas is added to the system in equilibrium at constant volume, the total pressure
will increase. But the concentrations of the products and reactants (i.e. ratio of their moles to
the volume of the container) will not change.
Hence, when an inert gas is added to the system in equilibrium at constant volume there will
be no effect on the equilibrium
4. Dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) is an important component for rocket fuel. At 25℃, dinitrogen
tetroxide is a colourless gas that partially dissociates into red-brown nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
gas. The ΔH for the reaction is +58 kJmol-1.
i) Write a balanced equation of this dissociation at equilibrium state.
N2O4 <= >2NO2
ii) Initially, 138 g of N2O4 gas was introduced into a 5 L vessel at 25℃. At equilibrium, it was
observed that 45% of N2O4 had dissociated. Calculate the Kc.
45/100X138= 62g
62/92= 0.674 mol
1N2O4 2NO2
0.674 mol N2O4=1.348 mol NO2
Kc = (1.348/5)^2/(0.674/5)
= 0.54
iii) Determine the Kp for the dissociation of dinitrogen tetroxide at 25℃.
Kp=Kc(RT)
= 0.54X (0.08206X298)
= 13.2
iv) The temperature of this equilibrium mixture is lowered. Give the effect of this on the value
of the equilibrium constant and the yield of NO2. Justify your answer.
When the temperature of this equilibrium is lowered, the effect on the value of equilibrium ,K
is the value of K decrease and the yield of NO2 decrease. This is because the temperature drop
will decrease the K value for a system with positive ΔHrxn thus the decrease in temperature
will move position in endothermic reaction to the left.

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