NAME: Hanna Gwyneth S.

Dollano_________________ SCORE: _________

YR. & SEC.: BSES 2A-M GROUP NO.: DATE: 09/24/2021

EXERCISE NO. 1
CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM
I. For the reaction
N2(g) + 3H2(g) ↔ 2NH3(g) ∆H = -32.6KJ/mol
State the direction in which the equilibrium system would be shifted upon application of the stress listed below.
______ left__________a. Increase in temperature
_______right ________b. Decrease in temperature
_______right ________c. Addition of H2(g)
_______both_________d. Addition of catalyst
_______right_________e. Increase in pressure

II. In the following reactions write the equilibrium constant expression

a. 4 HCl (g) + O2 (g) ↔ 2Cl2 (g0 + 2 H2O (g)

Keq= [Cl2]2 [H2O]2

[HCl]4[O2]
b. PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g) ↔ PCl5 (g)

Keq= [Cl2] [PCl5]

[PCl3]
c. CO2 (g) + H2 (g) ↔ CO (g) + H2O (g)

Keq= [CO][H2O]
[CO2][H2]
d. CaCO3 (s) ↔ CaO (s) + CO2 (g)

Keq= [CaO]
[CaCO3]

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III. Solve the following problems

1. Calculate the equilibrium constant for the reversible reaction

A2 + B2 ↔ 2AB
at 250 0C from the equilibrium concentrations of the mixture: [A2] = 0.00120 mol/L, [B2]= 0.00360 mol/L, and [AB] = 0.01260 mol/L.

Keq= [AB]2 = [0.01260]2 = 36.75 M

[A2][B2] [0.00120][0.00360]

2. The equilibrium constant for the reaction

2 IBr(g) ↔ I2(g) + Br2(g)
-3
is 8.50 x 10 at 423.0 K. What concentration of IBr(g) would be present at equilibrium if the concentrations of I2 and Br2 are both 0.150
mol/L?

Keq= [I2] [Br2] = 8.50 x 10-3= [0.01260] [0.01260] = 8.50 x 10-3-= [0.01260] [0.01260] =
2
[IBr] [IBr]2 [IBr]2

√0.150
[IBr]28.50 x 10-3= [0.01260] [0.01260] [IBr]2 = [0.01260] [0.01260] = [IBr]^2 = 8.50 x 10^−3
= 1.63 M
8.50 x 10-3 8.50 x 10 8.50 x 10-3

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3. At 25 0C the degree of dissociation for the reaction
N2O4(g) ↔ 2 NO2(g)
is 4.94%. If 0.0500 mol of N2O4(g) is placed in a 2.00 liter container. (a) Calculate the equilibrium concentration of the product. (b) What is
the equilibrium constant for the reaction at 25.0ºC?

N2O4 2 NO2
I 0.0500/2 = 0.0250 M
C -0.0494 2(0.0494)
E 0.006/2 = 0.003 M 0.0988 M

KC= [NO2]2 = [0.0494]2 = 0.8135 [NO2]2 = 0.0494 M

[N2O4] [0.003] [N2O4] = 0.003 M

4. The equilibrium constant for

H2O(g) + CO(g) ↔ H2(g) + CO2(g)

is 1.30 at 730 0C. At the start of the reaction there are 0.05 mol of H2O (g) and 0.0600mol CO (g) in a 4.00-liter reaction chamber. What are the
concentrations of all the gases when equilibrium is established?
H2O CO H2 CO2 Keq= [H2] [CO2] = Keq= [x] [x] =
[H2O] [CO] [X-0.0125] [X-0.025]
I 0.0125 0.015 X2 = 1.30 x2 -0.03575 + 0.00024375
0.30x2 – 0.03575 + 0.00024375
C -X -X X X −𝑏 ± √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥=
2𝑎
E X-0.0125 X-0.025 X X −(−0.03575) ± √0.035752 − 4(0.30)(0.00024375
𝑥=
2(0.30)
.
−0.03575 ± 0.03139
[H2O] = 0.0125 – 0.00726 = 0.00524 [H2] = 0.00726 𝑥= 𝑥 = 0.1119, 0.00726
[CO] = 0.015 - 0.00726 = 0.00774 [CO ] = 0.00726 0.6
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5. The equilibrium constant, Keq, for the reaction
SO2Cl2(g) ↔ SO2(g) + Cl2(g)
-2
is 2.90 x 10 mol/L at 303K. What is the equilibrium constant kp for the equilibrium at 303K?

Kp= 2.90 x 10-2 (0.08206 mol/L) (303K)

Kp= 0.72 atm

6. At 457K NO2(g) was evacuated to a reaction chamber until the pressure was 0.0539 atm. When equilibrium was established:
2NO2(g) ↔ 2NO(g) + O2(g)
the pressure inside the container was 0.0835 atm. (a)What is the partial pressures of the gases at equilibrium. (b) Calculate the equilibrium
constant kp and kc at 457K.

NO2 NO O2
0.0539 0 0
-2x 2x x
0.0539-2x 2x x

Ptotal=P1+P2+P3…Pn PO2= 0.0296 PNO= 0.0592 PNO2=0.0053

0.0835= (0.0539-2x)+2x+x
0.0835=0.0539+x Keq= [PNO]2[PO2] = [0.0592]2[0.0296] =3.69 atm
X=0.0835-0.0539
[PNO2] [-0.0053]
X=0.0296 atm
Kc = 3.69 = 0.098 M
(0.8206)(457K)