WRITING EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT EXPRESSIONS

203(9) K [product]
a .

(
330219) =

KC =
Reactant]
[03]2
b
-

.
H219) +
1219) -
2 Al(9)
KC -
[H1]2
[A2][1z]

EVALUATING KC : kp
1 .
Which of the following reactions lies to the right and which lies to
the left ?
a) 2 NOcg) +
02
19) > G NO2 19) :kp =
5 .
0 X1012
the kp is 1 (very large) so its eq'b lies to the right .

It favors generating products .

b) 2 HBr(q) - H219)+Bra(9) ; Rc 5 8x10-18

=
.

Ke is 1 every small) so its egy lies to the left .

It favors the formation of reactants .

2 If KC 0 042 for 1PC13(g) +1 (12 (g) < 1PC15(9) & 500K What
=

. .

is the value of kp for this temperature ?

*n
kp =
kc(RT) In =
1 -

2
=
-

1
1
kp kc(RT)
-

0 . 042
>

10 08201) .
(50)
=
1 .
0 X10-3

3 .
At 10004 , kp =
1 85
.
for the reaction
502(y) + 02
(g) - 503(9)
a) what is the value of kp for the reaction
503(9) < S02(g) + 02(9)
for the reverse of a reaction , k =
Y
4pcrev) =
I 0 .
541
%
=

85
b) what is the value of kp for the reaction 250219) +02(9) - 2503(9)

kp =

(1 8572
.
= 3 .
42

4 .
Methanol (CH30A) is produced from CO (9) + 2 Hz
cg> / CH30H (g)
An eq'b mixture in a 2 00-L
.
vessel is found to contain 0 0406 mol .

CH30H , 1 70 molco ,
·

and 302 molH2

0 . & 500K .
Calculate KC .

Step 1 :
K
.
so we need to solve for the concentrations first .

1M=1 mol
L

(c0] =
"mol (CHON: 0 .
0406 mol (A27 -
0 .
302 mol
zL 2 . 00 L 2 . 00 L

=> 0 . 850M =>

0 . 151 U
- 0 .

0203M

step 2 .
Plug in calculated concentrations into the equ for KC
the
Note any coefficients in the balanced ean that will be your , exponent
Kc [CH30H] 0 0203
.

10 -

4743 10 5
.

= = =
=

[C07 [H2]2 10 850) (0 151)2

. .
5
. The eab
INO(9) +1(12(9) for 2 NOCl (9)
is established & 500K
->

-
.

An eq'b mixture of the three gases has partial pressures of 0 095 atm .

0 171 atm
. and 0 28 atm for NO H2, and Woll respectively
,
.

,
.

a) Calculate kp for this reaction & 500 0 K .

Recall that for reactions that only contain gases partial pressure ,

may instead of concentrations

be used
kp= partial pressure (product)
partial pressure (reactant
10 28)2 50 80
kp =
.

=
.

10 095)2.

(0 171) .

- 51

6 .
A mixture of 0 .

2000 mol of CO2 , 0 1000

.
mol of He , and 1400 mol of 0 .

120 is placed in a 2 000-2

.
vessel The following eq'
.
is established at 5004 :

CO2 19) +H219) -- (019) + H20(9)

a) Calculate the initial partial pressures of CO2
, H20 , and H2

PVRt PT a 2L
, (500K) =
4 1030 atm
- = 4 1 .
a is

PA2 =
0 .
1000 molH2(0 .
0820- " Mx)(500k) =
2 .
0515atm
=
2 .
05 atm
2L

PH20 =
0 .
1600 molH2O (0 08201 .
Mox)(500k) =
3 .
2824 atm =
3 .
28 atm
2L

b) At eq'b PH20 =
3 51 .
atm ·

Calculate the each pressures of CO2 , He , and Co .

Here, we will need to create an IC table ·

initial value is zero

o--
-
202 + H2 -

-
CO I H20
I 4 10 . 2 05
.
3 28 . from part A

->
C -
0 23 .
-
0 23 . 0 23. 0 23 .
3 51 .
-
3 .
28 = +
0 .
23

C
Since Co & #20 are at 1: 1
E 3 87 . 1 82
.
0 .
23 3 51 . ratio
,
the change for CO

is also +0 23 .
.

the pressure For CO2 as H2

change in
because (1)
L

Is -0 23 .

they are at -
I: 1
ratio with H20 and (2) , 1-) Is the
because they are reactants & therefore
their pressure decrease over time .

c) Calculate kp for the reaction .

d) Calculate RC
+
kp duct kp =
kc(RT)
preactant kc kp
=

kp (3 5)) (0 23).
.

(RT) An
=

(3 87)(1 82) 8n 2 z 0
01
.
. -
= =

-
0 .
114 kc =

kp
kp = 0 .
It kc = 0 . 11
7) The eq'b constant Mc for the reaction
H2(9) (02(9) < H20(9) + 2019)
+

13 4 2 at 16500 Initially 0 80 mol H2 and 0

.

v
.
- .
80 mol co2 are

injected into a 5 01flask Calculate the concentration .

·
of each species
in e9'b .

step 1 .
Before building the ICx table , let's solve for the initial concentrations
first :

[A2]
=
0
-
. 80 MO 1
=
0 .
16M [C02] m
0ol= -
0 .

14m
5L 5. 0 L

Step 2 :
Build the ICE table
H2 +CO2
-
- H20 I CO
0 14M 0 0
I 0 14M
.
.

C * X + +X
-
-

E 0 .
1 - x 0 .

16 - *
↑
X

Step .
3 Write the expression for KC
KC CH20][CO] -
2
4 .
2
=
= -

[H2]/CO2] (0 1 .
-

z)2

Step 4 .
Solve for X
= -2
-

4 2 :

(0 .
16 -

x)2

2 .
049 - X

-
6 x
-

2 .

049(0 .
14 -

x) = x

0 .
348 -
2 .
0494 =
X

0 328 3 0494
=
.
.

X 0 .

1075 M
=

X =0 .
11 M

Step 5 .
Solve for the equb concentrations
[H2] [C02] 0 16-0 11 0 05 M
=

. .
= = .

CH20] =

[CO] =

x = 0 .
11 M
FACTORS THAT AFFECT CHEMICAL FQ'B
1 . Given 4NA3 (9)
+

502(9) - 4N0(9) + GH2019) -H =

-904 4k5
.
.

How does each of the following changes affect the yield of NO at egy ?
a) increase [NA3]
increase reactant concentration pushes the I
eqb to the right
This results to increased No production
b) increase (A20]
Increased product concentration pushes the eqb to the left
It decreases NO Yield
c) decreased volume of the
reaction container
decreased container volume pushes the reaction towards the side wI FFWER
moles of gas The reactant side has 9 while the product side has 10 moles
.

,
.

Therefore the eq'b shifts to the left and results to decreased NO yield .

d) add a catalyst
Catalysts do not affect the yield of a reaction NO CHANGE In NO Yield
.
.

e) Increased temperature
The reaction has a negative H value , therefore increasing the
temperature pushes the eab to the left and results to decreased
NO yield .