PRACTICE PROBLEMS Chemical Equilibrium

1. Pure phosphorous pentachloride is injected into an otherwise empty reaction vessel

so that it has an initial pressure of 1.64 atm at 500. K. If the system remains at 500
K, what are the equilibrium partial pressures of the three gases?
1. PClg) PCL(g)+ CI.(g) Kp = 0.49 at 500 K
2. .0487 mol of NOcl(g was injected into an otherwise empty 1.00 L reaction vessel at
500. K. It decomposed into and chlorine:
nitrogen monoxide
i. 2 NOCI(g) 2 NO(g) +Cl,(g)
When the system reached equilibrium at 500. K, the total pressure within the reaction,
vessel was found to be 2.63 atm. What is Kp for the above reaction at 500. K?

3. For the reaction:

2NO.(g)+O.(g) = 2 N0, (g) at 923°C, Kc is 42.5
If 0.05 mol of NO:(g), 0.122 mol of O.(g) and 0.300 mol of NO.(g) are mixed in a1l
container at 923°C. In what direction will the reaction proceed?

4. If Kp for the reaction NH.(g) 3/2 H:(g) +% N.(g) is 111 at 427 0 C, what is the Kp
for 3 H-(g)+ N.(g) 2 NH.(9)
5. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:
W(s)+6 HCI(g)WCl(g) + 3 H(g) with AH = 60 kJ
ndo
For each of the following changes, write in each blank box whether the amount of the
corresponding species will

"decrease", "increase", or remain "unchanged" compared to the 'stressed state'.

Stress HCI WCl H

a. Additional W is
added to the
Decreus e Increase Increasse
reaction vessel
(Assume the
addition of the
tungsten does not
change the total
pressure within the
reaction vessel.)
b. Most ofWCls is
liquefied and
Decreabe Inaese Inrease
withdrawn from the
mixture.
C. The volume of the
reaction vessel Decreose narease nureas
decreases at
constant
temperature
d. The temperature
of the reaction
nureas DecreaL Decrea
mixture is
decreased.

Consider the synthesis of ammonia from its elements

6.

8,3
 3 H(g)+ N:(g) > 2 NH (g): (eqn 1).
Let us say that the system is at equilibrium having concentrations of [H]jeq, [N,Jeq, and
[NH]eq at certain values.

a) If suddenly additional nitrogen is injected to the system, how will the new concentration of
N. (i.e., [N-Inew) compare to previous equlibrium concentration of N, (ie., [NJold,eg)?
[N]new 2[NJold,eq (Place an equality sign in the blank.)
b) How will the reaction quotient compare to K? Q Ko (Place an equality sign)

c)Afterthe additional nitrogen has been injected to the system, the amount of each gas will
change until Q = Kc. Which ofthe folowing will be observed? (Circle your answer.)

i. N2] will decrease to the amount it was before when the system was at equilibrium; [H] will
decrease and [NH] will increase stoichiometrically.

n [N]will decrease, but not back to the amount it was before when the system was at
equilibrium; [H;] will decrease and [NH] will increase stoichiometrically.

ii. Since [N,] was increased, by stoichiometry [H,] must also be increased three times as
much; [NH] decreases twice as much as [N.] was increased.
 PRACNE PRDBLEMS

Pcls 9)- Pclz + Cla to

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a
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a
2 (1)
2 348 =1A143 |

PCl 1 64-:114 3
0: 4657 am
PCl :143 am
:143 ohm
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E-199-

= 0 0481 mo
+
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T-S00 K 263=I.999))2
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P
PE 0:Ou8TX 0 08a x Soo
1.911l am_

P o = |:q19l-(2618
01313 ahm
NO 2618 atm
0 6309 am

(Pquoct
(.261) (0.G30)
(07373)
8418 atm
2NO O2 S 2NO3 ()
Ke 4a-5
Qe[No,]2
[NoJO2]- (0-300) 295 D&D
OOs)(0-122)
eqm: mDvesNKease dLchion
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