Consider the reaction CO(g) + H
2O(g)
CO
2(g) + H_2(g)
At some temperature, the equilibrium mixture consists of 0.30 mol of CO
2, 0.30 mol of H
2, 0.10 mol of CO and 0.20 mol of H
2O in a 1.00-L vessel.
So, the equilibrium constant K
c= [itex]\frac{[0.3]^2}{(0.10)(0.20)}=4.5[/itex]
Now, how much H
2 must be removed at constant temperature and volume in order to increase the concentration of CO
2 to 0.40 mol/L?
The answer is because the stoichiometry of the reaction indicates that 1.00 mol of CO
2 is produced from 1.00 mol of CO, then in order to increase the number of moles of CO
2 from 0.30 to 0.40 requires 0.10 mol of CO. Therefore, all of the CO in this system must be consumed by the reaction, and to accomplish this , all of the H
2 (g) would have to be removed.
I want to know, in that case, how would second K
c look like? Is it [itex]\frac{[0.4]}{[0.4]^2}=2.5[/itex]
Will the chemical reaction change to CO + O
2 CO
2