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Gazi University
Department of Chemical Engineering
ChE 244 Physical Chemistry
2020-2021 Spring Semester

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM

1) The following reaction reaches equilibrium at 370 oC and 1 atm.

2HCl(g) + ½ O2(g) ↔ Cl2(g) + H2O(g)

Initially, pure HCl and 95 % O2 (5 % N2) are mixed to maintain HCl / O2 = 4 (in mole) and fed to the reactor
at 65 oC and 1 atm. Reaction product flow leaves the reactor at 370 oC and is in equilibrium.
Find the mole fraction of Cl2 in product flow.
DATA:

Component Cp (cal/mole K) ΔH0f (cal/mole) ΔG0f (cal/mole)

O2 7.4 -- --
H2O 8.6 -57798 -54636
Cl2 8.9 -- --
HCl 7.5 -22063 -22769
N2 7.0 -- --

2) When alkanes are heated up, they loose hydrogen and alkenes are produced. For example,
C2H6(g)→ C2H4(g) + H2(g) ; K=0.36 at 1000 K
If this is the only reaction that occurs when ethane is heated upto 1000 K, at what total pressure will ethane be
(a) 10% dissociated and (b) %90 dissociated to ethylene and hydrogen?

3) The first order reversible liquid reaction A ↔ 2B takes place in a batch reactor, C Ao = 10 mol/liter, CBo=2
mol/liter. The equilibrium conversion under the reaction conditions is given as 50 % after 5 minutes, conversion
of A is determined as %10.2. Find the rate constant for this reaction.

4) Derive an expression which will give the equilibrium constant at any temperature for the following reaction:

CO + H2O  H2 + CO2

Note: K = K(T) expression will be derived.

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