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CHAPTER 15 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM. PRACTICE EXAMPLES AA. (E) The reaction is as follows: 2Cut* (ag) +Sn** (aq) = 2Cu (ag) + Sn" (aq) Therefore, the equilibrium expression is as fellows x fer] [se] for} (5) Acari and solving for Cu the lowing expressions bind: ee aa 2Fe**(aq) + Ha" (aq) = 2Fe™ (eq) + 2H2* (ag) rium expression is as follows: (0.0025)*(0.0018)" ) Rearranging and solving for Hg>"", the following expression is obtained: fines} EEL 0s 00) opts aoc [re F-K (0015; 0.14410) 14xto% Ee (E) The example gives K.= 5.810" for the reaction N, (g)+3 H,(g)—=2 NH, (g). ‘The reaction we are considering is one-third ofthis reaction, If we divide the reaction by 3, we should take the cube root of the equilibrium constant to obtain the value of the (E) The example gives K-= 5.8% 10" for the reaction N,(g)+3 Hf, (g) 22 NFL,(g). ‘The reaction we are considering is one-third of this reaction. If we divide the reaction by 3, we should take the cube root of the equilibrium constant to obtain the value of the eq constant for the “divided” reaction: K,, = 4K, = 58x10" =8.3x10* (&) First we reverse the given reaction to put NO,(g) on the reactant side. The new equilibrium constant is the inverse of the given one. NO, (g)==NO(z)+40,(s) K=1/(12x10°) = 0.0083 ‘Then we double the reaction to obtain 2 moles of NO, (g) as reactant. The equilibrium constant is then raised to the second power. 2NO, (g)=2NO(g)+0, (2) K, =(0.00833)" = 69x10 (E) We use the expression K, = K,(RT)"". In this case, An,,=3+1-2=2 and thus we have K, = K, (RT) = 2.8.10" (0.08314 298)" = 1.710% (MD We begin by writing the K, expression, We then substitute P=(n/V)RP =[concentration|RT for each pressure, We collect terms to obtain an expressi relating A, and K,, into which we substitute o find the value of K. k= $PULNPS.) _ CH IRD US IRD) (HTS) pg er (POLS), «aLsiRTy THs} ‘The same result can be obtained by using K, = K.(RT)“", since An... K, 1.2107 RF W08314 x(1065~273) 2241 S41 = 1.10% But the reaction has been reversed and halved. Thus Kia=, [> =V909T =95 Tb (E) We remember that neither solids, such as Ca,(PO,),OK(S), nor liquids, such as H,0(), appear in the equilibrium constant expression. Concentrations of products appear in the (&) First we wnte the balanced chemical equation for the reaction. Then we write the equilibrium constant expressions, remembering that gases and solutes in aqueous solution appear in the K, expression, but pure liquids and pure solids do not. 3 Fe(s)+4 H,0(g) FeO, (3)+4 H,(2) Because Ang, - 4-4-0, K,— K, j_LmolcO, mol Hy G40 800, 208H, 1 eG _ 28180 02 _ 8080 57 1 09 mx LBC py AmOlHO _1_ 40x20 202 CO ROH 280x180 v v (In evaluating the expression above, we cancelled the equal values of 1”, and we also cancelled the equal values of m.) Because the value of Q. is larger than the value of K, , the reaction will proceed 10 the Teft to reach a state oF equilibrium Thus, at equilibrium there will be greater quantities of reactants, and smaller quantities of products than there ‘were initially. (M) We compare the value ofthe reaction quotient, Q,, to that af K,, {POCL)|{PCL)} _ 2.19088 {PECL} 197 K,=K.(RTY* =K_(RP) = 0.0454 (0.08206 (261 +273)) Because Q,

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