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Chapter 12: Problem 26

A sealed flask has \(0.541\) atm of \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}\) at \(1000 \mathrm{~K}\). The following equilibrium is established. $$2 \mathrm{SO}_{3}(g) \rightleftharpoons 2 \mathrm{SO}_{2}(g)+\mathrm{O}_{2}(g)$$ At equilibrium, the partial pressure of oxygen is measured to be \(0.216\) atm. Calculate \(K\) for the decomposition of \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}\) at \(1000 \mathrm{~K}\).

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Question: Calculate the equilibrium constant (K) for the decomposition of SO_3 at 1000 K, given the initial partial pressure of SO_3 as 0.541 atm, and the equilibrium partial pressure of O_2 as 0.216 atm. Answer: The equilibrium constant (K) for the decomposition of SO_3 at 1000 K is approximately 0.418.

Step by step solution

01

Write the equilibrium constant expression

For the given chemical reaction, the equilibrium constant expression (K) can be written in terms of the partial pressures of the reactants and products: $$K_p = \frac{(\mathrm{SO}_2)^2 \cdot (\mathrm{O}_2)}{(\mathrm{SO}_3)^2}$$
02

Set up the ICE table

Use an ICE (Initial, Change, Equilibrium) table to represent the initial partial pressures, the changes during the reaction, and the equilibrium partial pressures of each compound involved in the reaction. Note that we are not given the initial partial pressures of SO_2 and O_2, so we can assume that they are initially 0. | | SO_3 | SO_2 | O_2 | |---------------|------|------|------| | Initial | 0.541| 0 | 0 | | Change | -x | +x | +x | | Equilibrium |0.541-x|x | 0.216|
03

Identify the relationship between x and given partial pressures

Since we know the equilibrium partial pressure of O_2 (0.216 atm), we can now relate it to the change (x): $$ x = 0.216 $$
04

Calculate equilibrium partial pressures of SO_2 and SO_3

Using the value of x, we can find the equilibrium partial pressures of SO_2 and SO_3: For SO_2: $$P_{SO_2} = x = 0.216 \ \mathrm{atm}$$ For SO_3: $$P_{SO_3} = 0.541-x = 0.541-0.216 = 0.325 \ \mathrm{atm}$$
05

Calculate the equilibrium constant (K)

Now that we have the equilibrium partial pressures of each compound, plug them into the equilibrium constant expression to solve for K: \begin{aligned} K_p &= \frac{(\mathrm{SO}_2)^2 \cdot (\mathrm{O}_2)}{(\mathrm{SO}_3)^2} \\ K_p &= \frac{(0.216)^2 \cdot (0.216)}{(0.325)^2} \\ K_p &= 0.418 \end{aligned} The equilibrium constant for the decomposition of SO_3 at 1000 K is approximately 0.418.

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