Law of Chemical Equilibrium and Equilibrium Constants

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Law of Chemical Equilibrium and Equilibrium Constants: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Law of Mass Action, Forward Rate Constant, Backward Rate Constant, Equilibrium Constant, Active Mass, Equilibrium Law or Law of Chemical Equilibrium & Equilibrium Equation etc.

Important Questions on Law of Chemical Equilibrium and Equilibrium Constants

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 An expression for the backward rate constant of the reaction, aA+bB            cC+dD is

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The reaction A (g)+B (g)C (g)+D (g) is elementary 2nd order reaction opposed by elementary secondary order reaction. When started with equimolar amounts of A and B, at equilibrium, it is found that the concentration of A is twice that of C . Specific rate constant for forward reaction is 2×10-3mol-1Lsec-1. The specific rate constant for backward reaction is

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For the reaction, 2SO2(g)+O2(g)2SO3(g)
What is Kc when the equilibrium concentration of [SO2]=0.60M, [O2]=0.82M and [SO3]=1.90M?

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The reaction

CaCO3sCaOs+CO2g

is in equilibrium in a closed vessel at 298 K. The partial pressure (in atm) of CO2g in the reaction vessel is closest to:

[Given: The change in Gibbs energies of formation at 298 K and 1 bar for

CaO(s)=-603.501 kJ mol-1

CO2g=-394.389 kJ mol-1

CaCO3s=-1128.79 kJ mol-1

Gas constant R=8.314 J K-1 mol-1]

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Calculate Kc for the reaction, SO2(g)+12O2(g)SO3(g)

Given : 2 NO(g)+O2(g)2 NO2(g), Kc1=144

NO(g)+SO3(g)NO2(g)+SO2(g), Kc2=3

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Given
HF+H2OH3O++F-
F-+H2OHF+OH-
Which relation is correct?

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Find the number of reaction which will be favoured in backward direction:

A EtOH+KOHEtOK+H2O

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Active mass of 2 mole pure water:

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In which case does the reaction goes farthest to completion :

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The mass ratio of steam and H2 gas at equilibrium is 1:2. The value of equilibrium constant is : 3Fe(s)+4H2O(g)Fe3O4( s)+4H2( g)

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Consider the equilibrium CO2(g)CO(g)+12O2(g) .The equilibrium constant K is given by (when α<<1)

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At constant temperature and 1 atm pressure, PCl5 dissociate 2% then at what pressure PCl5 dissociate 4% :-
(Use PCl5( g)PCl3( g)+Cl2( g))

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For gaseous reactions values of equilibrium constants are given:

2NO+O22NO2;K1

NO2+SO2SO3+NO;K2

2SO32SO2+O2;K3

The correct relation is:-

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The equilibrium constant expression for a gaseous reaction is:-

Kc=NH34O25[NO]4H2O6

The correct reaction would be :-

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2IClgI2g+Cl2g;KC=2.5×10-5 Initial concentration of ICl is 0.1 M. What will be the equilibrium concentration of Cl2?

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Select the correct graph for rate versus time. (rf= rate of forward reaction and rb= rate of backward reaction)

Consider the following equilibrium :

CaCO3(s)CaO(s)+CO2(g)

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Find the approximate value of Kc for the given equilibrium reaction, when 2 moles of SO2 and 1 mole of O2 are allowed to react in a container of capacity 2 L and the following equilibrium is established:

2SO2(g)+O2(g)2SO3(g), given that the equilibrium mixture requires 200 mL of 0.1 M acidified K2Cr2O7 solution.

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At 550 K, the Kc for the following reaction is 104 mol L-1

X(g)+Y(g)Z(g)

At equilibrium, it was observed that:

[X]=12[Y]=12[Z] 

Find the value of [Z] at equilibrium.

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A one-litre vessel containing 0.015 moles of N2(g) and 0.02 moles of PCl5(g) are heated at 227C, where the total pressure was found to be 1.843 atm. Assuming nitrogen to be inert, determine Kp for the following decomposition reaction:

PCl5(g)PCl3(g)+Cl2(g)

(Put your answer by multiplying with 100 and round off to the nearest integer)

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What will be the value of active mass taken for solids?