Chemistry IBH1/AP Name: ………………………………………………….

The Equilibrium Law

1. At a particular temperature, a mixture of nitrogen monoxide and oxygen is allowed to reach

equilibrium according to the equation:

2NO(g) + O2(g) ⇋ 2NO2(g)

The equilibrium concentrations of the gases are 0.03 mol dm -3 nitrogen monoxide; 0.04 mol dm-3
oxygen and 0.02mol dm-3 nitrogen dioxide. What is the value of the equilibrium constant, K c?

2. When 0.01 moles of iodine are added to 1 dm 3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 aqueous potassium iodide, 99%
is converted to the triiodide ion according to the equilibrium

I2(aq) + I-(aq) ⇋ I3-(aq)

What is the approximate value of the equilibrium constant?

3. The equilibrium constant for the dissociation of hydrogen iodide into its elements, according to
the equation below, at 900K, is 0.04.

2HI(g) ⇋ H2(g) + I2(g)

If the equilibrium concentration of hydrogen iodide is 0.2 mol dm -3, what is the approximate
equilibrium concentration of iodine?

4. When ammonium hydrogensulfide is heated it dissociates according to the equilibrium below.

The value of Kc for this equilibrium at a particular temperature is 0.00001 mol 2 dm-6.

NH4HS(s) ⇋ NH3(g) + H2S(g)

a) Explain the units of the equilibrium constant.

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b) Calculate the concentration of ammonia at equilibrium.

c) If some ammonia gas was injected at constant pressure and temperature, how would this
affect
i. the mass of solid present?

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 ii. the concentration of hydrogen sulphide?

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iii. the value of Kc?

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5. For the gaseous equilibrium: CO(g) + Cl2(g) ⇋ COCl2(g)

a) Write the expression for the equilibrium constant Kc.

b) The concentrations of the various species at a particular temperature are given below.
Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant Kc, giving appropriate units.
[CO] = 0.800 mol dm-3; [Cl2] = 0.600 mol dm-3; [COCl2] = 0.200mol dm-3

c) If the pressure of the system is suddenly increased so that the volume halves, calculate
the new concentrations.

d) If these are substituted into the equilibrium constant expression, what is the numerical
result?
e) Is the system still at equilibrium? If not, in which direction will the reaction proceed? How
did you deduce this?

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f) Is this consistent with Le Chatelier’s principle? Explain.

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