REVISION QUESTIONS CHAPTER 6: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM

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1. Write the equilibrium law for each of the following reactions in terms of molar
concentrations:

a) 2PCl3(g) + O2 (g) 2 POCl3 (g)

b) 2SO3(g) 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g)

c) N2H4 (g) + 2O2 (g) 2NO (g) + 2H2O (g)

d) N2H4 (g) + 6H2O2 (g) 2NO2 (g) + 8H2O (g)

e) SOCl2 (g) + H2O (g) SO2 (g) + 2 HCl (g)

2. Write the equilibrium law for each of the following gaseous reactions in terms
of molar concentrations:

a) 3Cl2 (g) + NH3 (g) NCl3 (g) + 3HCl (g)

b) PCl3 (g) + PBr3 (g) PCl2Br (g) + PClBr2 (g)

c) NO (g) + NO2 (g) + H2O (g) 2HNO2 (g)

d) H2O (g) + Cl2O (g) 2HOCl (g)

e) Br2(g) + 5F2 (g) 2 BrF5 (g)

3. For chemical equation,

2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 SO3 (g)

what is Kc for this equilibrium at 25 C if Kp = 3 x 1025 atm-1
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4. What are the values of Kp and Kc for the reaction

H2O (l) H2O (g)

At 25 C, given that the vapour pressure of water at 25 oC equal to 23.8 torr
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5. The reaction,

CO (g) + H2O (g) CO2 (g) + H2 (g)

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has Kc = 4.06 at 500 C. If 0.100 mol of CO and 0.100 mol of H 2O are placed
in a 1.00 liter reaction vessel at this temperature, what are the concentrations
of the reactants and products when the system reaches equilibrium?

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6. At 25 oC, Kp = 7.13 atm1 for the reaction

2NO2 (g) N2O4 (g)

At equilibrium, the partial pressure of NO 2 in a container is 0.15 atm. What is
the partial pressure of N2O4 in the mixture?

7. At a certain temperature, Kc = 4.50 for the reaction

N2O4 (g) 2NO2 (g)

If 0.300 mol of N2O4 is placed into a 2.00 L container at this temperature,
what will be the equilibrium concentrations of both gases?

8. Consider this system at equilibrium:

4NH3(g) + 3O2(g) 2N2(g) + 6H2O(g) H= -1531 kJ

a) Is the reaction exothermic or endothermic?
b) If the state of equilibrium of the system is disturbed by the addition of
O2 , in which direction, left or right, must the reaction occur to
reestablish equilibrium?
c) If the state of equilibrium of the system is disturbed by the addition of
N2, in which direction, left or right, must the reaction occur to
reestablish equilibrium?
d) If the state of equilibrium of the system is disturbed by the additional of
heat , in which direction will the reaction occur, left or right, to
reestablish equilibrium?

9. For the following equations, predict in which direction, left or right, the
equilibrium will shift when each these changes are made, that is increase in
temperature, increase in pressure by decreasing the volume of the reaction
vessel, and addition of a catalyst :

2SO3(g) 2SO2(g) + O2(g) H = +197 kJ

4NH3(g) + 3O2(g) 2N2(g) + 6H2O(g) H = - 1531 kJ

OF2(g) + H2O(g) O2(g) + 2HF(g) H = - 318 kJ

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10. Consider this system at equilibrium:

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) H = - 92.5 kJ

Complete the following table . Indicate changes in moles by entering I, D, N,

or ? in the table. ( I = increase, D = decrease, N = no change, ? = insufficient
information to determine.)

Change of stress imposed Direction of reaction , Change in number of

on the system at left or right , to moles
equilibrium reestablish
equilibrium N2 H2 NH3

a) Add N2
b) Remove H2
c) Decrease volume of
reaction vessel
d) Increase temperature
e) Add NH3
f) Increase volume of
reaction vessel
g) Add catalyst

11. Using Le Chateliars principle, explain the shift (if any) that would occur to the
following reaction:

C2H6(g) C2H4(g) + H2(g) H = + ve

a) if the concentration of hydrogen gas is decreased

b) if the temperature is lowered
c) if catalyst is added
d) if C2H6 is removed from the system
e) if the volume of the container is increased
f) if the temperature is raised.