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1) Write equilibrium constant expressions for the following gas phase reactions:
(a) 2H
2
(g) + O
2
(g) 2H
2
O(g)
(b) Xe(g) + 3F
2
(g) XeF
6
(g)
(c) 2C
6
H
6
(g) + 15O
2
(g) 12CO
2
(g) + 6H
2
O(g)
2) Write equilibrium constant expressions for the following reactions:
(a) Zn(s) + 2Ag
+
(aq) Zn
+2
(aq) + 2Ag(s)
(b) VO
3
4
(aq) + H
2
O(l) VO
3
(OH)
2
(aq) + OH
(aq)
(c) 2As(OH)
3
6
(aq) + 6CO
2
(g) As
2
O
3
(s) + 6HCO
3
(aq) + 3H
2
O(l)
3) At 45 4 K, Al
2
Cl
6
(g) reacts to form Al
3
Cl
9
(g) according to the equation
3Al
2
Cl
6
(g) 2Al
3
Cl
9
(g)
In an experiment at this temperature, the equilibrium partial pressure of Al
2
Cl
6
(g) is 1. 00 atm, and the equilibrium partial pres-
sure of Al
3
Cl
9
(g) is 1. 02 10
2
atm. Compute the value of the equilibrium constant for the above reaction at 45 4 K.
4) The compound 1, 3-di-t-butylcyclohexane exists in two forms that are known as the "chair" and "boat" conformations because
the molecular structures resemble these objects. Equilibrium exists between these forms, represented by the equation
chair boat
At 580 K, 6. 42% of the molecules are in the chair form. Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant for the reaction as writ-
ten above.
5) A certain amount of NOBr(g) is sealed in a ask, and the temperature is raised to 35 0 K. The following equilibrium is estab-
lished:
NOBr(g) NO(g) +
1
2
Br
2
(g)
The total pressure in the ask when equilibrium is reached at this temperature is 0. 675 atm, and the vapor density is 2. 219 g/L.
(a) Calculate the partial pressure of each species.
(Hint: the vapor density cant change in a gas phase reaction is the volume is xed.)
(b) Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant at this temperature.
6) At 133 0 K, germanium(II) oxide (GeO) and tungsten(VI) oxide (W
2
O
6
) are both gases. The following two equilibria are estab-
lished simultaneously:
2GeO(g) + W
2
O
6
(g) 2GeWO
4
(g)
GeO(g) + W
2
O
6
(g) GeW
2
O
7
(g)
The equilibrium constants for the two are 7. 0 10
3
and 38 10
3
, respectively. Compute K for the reaction:
GeO(g) + GeW
2
O
7
(g) 2GeWO
4
(g)
7) The compound phosgene (COCl
2
(g)) is an important intermediate in the manufacture of certain plastics. It is produced by the
reaction
CO(g) + Cl
2
(g) COCl
2
(g)
for which the equilibrium constant has the value K = 0. 20 at 600C.
(a) Calculate the partial pressure of phosgene that is in equilibrium with a mixture of 0. 025 atm of carbon monoxide and
0. 003 5 atm of chlorine at 600C.
(b) Calculate the total pressure in this reaction system, assuming that no gases other than the three mentioned above are present.
8) The reaction
SO
2
Cl
2
(g) SO
2
(g) + Cl
2
(g)
has an equilibrium constant at 100C of 2. 40.
(a) Suppose that an initial partial pressure of SO
2
Cl
2
in a reaction tank with rigid walls is 1. 500 atm and that no other species are
present. Calculate the reaction quotient, Q, and state whether the total pressure increases or decreases as the reaction tends
toward equilibrium.
(b) Calculate the partial pressures of SO
2
Cl
2
, SO
2
, and Cl
2
when equilibrium is reached.
9) The dehydrogenation of benzyl alcohol to make the avoring agent benzaldehyde is an equilibrium process described by the
equation
C
6
H
5
CH
2
OH(g) C
6
H
5
CHO(g) + H
2
(g)
At 523 K, the value of its equilibrium constant is K = 0. 558.
(a) Suppose 1. 20 g of benzyl alcohol is placed in a 2. 00 L vessel and heated to 523 K. What is the partial pressure of benzalde-
hyde when equilibrium is attained?
(b) What fraction of benzyl alcohol is dissociated into products at equilibrium?
10) Suppose 93. 0 g of HI (g) is placed in a glass vessel and heated to11 07 K. At this temperature, equilibrium is quickly established
between HI (g) and its decomposition products, H
2
(g) and I
2
(g):
2HI (g) H
2
(g) + I
2
(g)