CHEMICAL

EQUILIBRIUM TUTORIAL
Question 1
Which statement about the equilibrium constant is TRUE? The value
of Kc

A) changes as product concentration changes.

B) changes as reactant concentration changes.
C) changes as temperature changes.
D) never changes.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is false regarding the equilibrium
constant, Kc?
A) Kc for a reaction at a particular temperature always has the same
value.
B) Kc for the reverse reaction is the negative of Kc for the forward
reaction.
C) The numerical value of Kc depends on the form of the balanced
equation.
D) When quoting Kc it is customary to omit units.
Question 3
For the reaction shown below, which change in conditions made to the system
at equilibrium will result in a net reaction to the right to form more product?

C(s) + 2 H2(g) ⇌ CH4(g) ΔH° = – 74.8 KJ

A) adding more C
B) decreasing the concentration of H2
C) increasing the concentration of H2
D) increasing the concentration of CH4
Question 4
What will happen to the number of moles of SO3 in each of the following cases
in the reaction:

2SO3 (g) <==> 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) ∆H° = 197 kJ

• a. Oxygen gas is added.

• b. The pressure is increased by decreasing the volume of the reaction
container.
• c. The temperature is decreased.
• d. Gaseous sulfur dioxide is removed.
Question 5
The reaction:  2 NO2(g) <==> 2 NO(g) + O2(g) is endothermic.
If additional O2 is added to a vessel at equilibrium what will ultimately happen
to the NO2 concentration?
Question 6
Write the equilibrium constant expression for the following reaction:

2 CH4 (g) + 3 O2 (g) ⇌ 2 CO (g) + 4 H2O (g)

Question 7
For the reaction:
N2(g) + 2 O2(g) ⇌ 2 NO2(g), Kc = 8.3 × 10-10 at 25°C.

What is the concentration of N2 gas at equilibrium when the concentration of

NO2 is twice the concentration of O2 gas?
Question 8
A 0.50 mole sample of N2O4 (g) is allowed to come to equilibrium with NO2 (g)
in a 0.750 L flask. At equilibrium, 0.42 mol N2O4 remains. Calculate the
equilibrium concentrations of N2O4 and NO2 and calculate the equilibrium
constant, Kc, for the reaction.
N2O4 (g) ⇌ 2 NO2 (g)
Question 8 cont’d
N2 O4 NO2

Initial conc 0.667M 0.000M

Change

Equil. conc 0.56M

Question 9
Kc = 0.0183 for the reaction:
2HI(g) ⇄ H2(g) + I2(g)
If 3.0 moles of HI are placed in a 5.00L vessel and allowed to reach
equilibrium, what is the equilibrium concentration of H2 and HI?
 Question 9
From algebra, we know that for any
equation in the form of, ax2 + bx +c=
0, x can be solved using:

This can be used in equilibrium

expressions. With ICE tables, we'll
commonly get expressions like the
following:
Question 9 cont’d
HI H2 I2
Initial conc 0.600 M 0.000 M 0.000 M

Change
Equil. conc
Question 10
The oxidation of sulfur dioxide by oxygen to sulfur trioxide has been implicated
as an important step in the formation of acid rain:

2 SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2 SO3(g).

If the equilibrium partial pressures of SO2, O2, and SO3 are 0.564 atm, 0.102
atm, and 0.333 atm respectively at 1000 K, what is Kp at that temperature?
Question 11
The decomposition of ammonia is:

2 NH3(g) = N2(g) + 3 H2(g).

If Kp is 1.5 × 103 at 400°C, what is the partial pressure of ammonia at

equilibrium when N2 is 0.10 atm and H2 is 0.15 atm?