Application of Equilibrium Constant

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Application of Equilibrium Constant: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Applications of Equilibrium Constants, Predicting Direction of Reaction, Vapour Pressure and Determination of Relative Humidity & Average Molar Mass of Equilibrium Mixture etc.

Important Questions on Application of Equilibrium Constant

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When two reactants, A and B are mixed to give products C and D, the reaction quotient Q, at the initial stage of the reaction :–

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When two reactants A and B are mixed to give products C and D, the reaction quotient Q at the initial stage of the reaction is best described by-

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Phosphorus pentachloride dissociates as follows, in a closed reaction vessel,   PCl 5 (g)   PCl 3 (g) + Cl 2 (g)

If total pressure at equilibrium of the reaction mixture is P and degree of dissociation of   PCl 5 is x, the partial pressure of   PCl 3 will be :

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The vapour density of a sample N2O4g is 40 at 10 atm. Calculate the KP for the reaction.

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The degree of dissociation of acetic acid in a 0.1 N solution is 1.32×10-2. At what concentration of nitrous acid will its degree of dissociation be the same as that of acetic acid?

Ka for HNO2 = 4 × 10-4

(Report your answer by multiplying the value with 10)

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At what concentration of the solution will the degree of dissociation of nitrous acid be 0.2?

 (Ka for HNO2 is 4×10-4)

Report the value by multiplying with 1000 and rounding off to one significant figure.

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Calculate the percentage degree of ionisation of 0.4 M acetic acid in water. Dissociation constant of acetic acid is 1.8×10-5.

Give your answer by multiplying the value with 1000.

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HI is introduced into three identical 500 mL bulbs at 350°C. Each bulb is opened at different time intervals and analysed for I2 by titrating with 0.015 M hypo solution.

I2+2Na2S2O3Na2S4O6+2NaI

0.3 g
Bulb number Initial mass of HI Time of opening bulb Vol. of hypo required
1 0.3 g 2 20.96 mL
2 0.406 g 20 41.50 mL
3 0.28 g 40 28.68 mL

 Kc for 2HIH2+I2 at 350°C is y2×10-2

Express the y value after rounding off up to nearest integer.

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5 moles of SO2 and 5 moles of O2 react in a closed vessel. At equilibrium 60% of the SO2 is consumed. The total number of gaseous moles (SO2, O2 and SO3) in the vessel is:

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0.6 mole of PCl5, 0.3 mole of PCl3 and 0.5 mole of Cl2 are taken in a 1L flask to obtain the following equilibrium:
PCl5(g)PCl3(g)+Cl2(g)
If the equilibrium constant Kc for the reaction is 0.2. Predict the direction of the reaction.

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2A+B3C, KC=49

For the above reaction, 3 L vessel contains 2, 1 and 3 moles of A, B and C respectively. Then, what will happen to the reaction?

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The reaction quotient Q predicts:

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For a reaction A products, the value of equilibrium constant 'K', when the reaction reaches completion, would be close to which among the following?

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In an aqueous solution of volume 500 mL, when the reaction of 2Ag++CusCu2++2Ags reached equilibrium the Cu2+ was xM. When 500 mL of water is further added, at the new equilibrium Cu+2 will be :-

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The equilibrium constant for the reaction between CH4 (g) and H2S (g) to form CS2 (g) and H2 (g), at 1173 K is 3.6. For the following composition of the reaction mixture, decide which of the following option is correct?
[CH4]=1.07 M, [H2S]=1.20 M, [CS2]=0.90 M , [H2]=1.78 M

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A mixture of NO2 and N2O4 has a vapour density of 38.3 at 300 K. What is the number of moles of NO2 in 100 g of the mixture?

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Column I Column II
(A)                Cu  +        2 Ag+               Cu2+      +  2 Ag Concs:             3·0×10-9 M        1·8×10-2 MEquilibrium const.=2.0×1015 (p) Reaction will shift forward
(B)                H2  +       I2                2HI  Concs. 10-2   3·0×10-2        2·0×10-2 (Moles)
Volume of vessel=2 L
Equilibrium constant=50.5
(q) Reaction will shift backward
(C)                     N2 + 3H2  2NH3Pressures 0·5     3·0         0·5 (atm)
Kp=4.28×10-5
(r) Reaction is in equilibrium
(D) PCl5  PCl3 + Cl2
Helium gas is added to the reaction mixture at equilibrium keeping the pressure constant.
(s) Reaction may shift in the forward
or backward direction.

 

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The equilibrium constant for the reaction between CH4 (g) and H2S (g) to form CS2 (g) and H2 (g), at 1173 K is 3.6. For the following composition of the reaction mixture, decide which of the following option is correct?
[CH4]=1.07 M, [H2S]=1.20 M, [CS2]=0.90 M , [H2]=1.78 M

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The equilibrium constant for the reaction, A+2BC+D, is 1.0×108.

Calculate the equilibrium concentration of A, if 1.0 mole of A and 3.0 mole of B are placed in 1L flask and allowed to attain the equilibrium.

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The equilibrium constant(K) for the reaction Cyclohexane Hex-1-ene is 10732. At the given condition in a closed one litre vessel 2 moles of cyclohexane are mixed with 2 moles of hex-1-ene then