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Title: Equilibrium word question
Post by: Moneyking on January 15, 2013, 01:21:32 PM
In an experiment at 240 degrees celcius, it was found that for the reaction:

PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) <---> PCl5(g)

a) Calculate Kc for the reaction at this temperature.
b) if the volume of the reaction vessel is halved, calculate the new concentrations once equilibrium is re-established.

Work:

a) Kc=[.1]/([.1][.1])
    Kc=10

b) 10=[.1/2]/(
    10=[.05]/X^2
    10X^2=[.05]
    x^2=[.05]
    x=.071
   therefore the new concentrations are: PCl3=.071 | Cl2=.071  | PCl5= .5

is this correct?
Title: Re: Equilibrium word question
Post by: Borek on January 15, 2013, 02:00:45 PM
In an experiment at 240 degrees celcius, it was found that for the reaction:

PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) <---> PCl5(g)

a) Calculate Kc for the reaction at this temperature.
b) if the volume of the reaction vessel is halved, calculate the new concentrations once equilibrium is re-established.

What was found for the reaction?
Title: Re: Equilibrium word question
Post by: curiouscat on January 15, 2013, 02:07:18 PM
In an experiment at 240 degrees celcius, it was found that for the reaction:

PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) <---> PCl5(g)

a) Calculate Kc for the reaction at this temperature.
b) if the volume of the reaction vessel is halved, calculate the new concentrations once equilibrium is re-established.

What was found for the reaction?

...it was found that PCl3, PCl5 and Cl2 were all 10% v/v and the rest were inerts.  :) Guessing!
Title: Re: Equilibrium word question
Post by: Moneyking on January 15, 2013, 03:22:15 PM
In an experiment at 240 degrees celcius, it was found that for the reaction:

PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) <---> PCl5(g)

a) Calculate Kc for the reaction at this temperature.
b) if the volume of the reaction vessel is halved, calculate the new concentrations once equilibrium is re-established.

What was found for the reaction?

...it was found that PCl3, PCl5 and Cl2 were all 10% v/v and the rest were inerts.  :) Guessing!
umm, so is my work correct?
Title: Re: Equilibrium word question
Post by: Moneyking on January 15, 2013, 03:24:05 PM
In an experiment at 240 degrees celcius, it was found that for the reaction:

PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) <---> PCl5(g)

a) Calculate Kc for the reaction at this temperature.
b) if the volume of the reaction vessel is halved, calculate the new concentrations once equilibrium is re-established.

What was found for the reaction?
OOOH SOORRRRYYYY I FORGOT TO INCLUDE A PART!

QUESTION:

In an experiment at 240 degrees celcius, it was found that for the reaction:

PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) <---> PCl5(g)

equilibrium concentrations werer 0.100 mol/L PCl5.

a) Calculate Kc for the reaction at this temperature.
b) if the volume of the reaction vessel is halved, calculate the new concentrations once equilibrium is re-established.