An important step in the manufacture of sulfuric acid by the Contact process is the oxidation of sulfur dioxide according to the equation 2.SO) +Oue) 0 2SO) (a) In an experiment to investigate this reaction at 1000°C, 1.00 mol of SO, was mixed with 1.00 mol of O, in a 1.00L vessel. When the mixture reached equilibrium the vessel contained 0.172 mol of SO, . 2(g) 3(g) Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant, K, for the reaction at 1000°C.

An important step in the manufacture of sulfuric acid by the Contact process is the oxidation of sulfur dioxide according to the equation 2.SO) +Oue) 0 2SO) (a) In an experiment to investigate this reaction at 1000°C, 1.00 mol of SO, was mixed with 1.00 mol of O, in a 1.00L vessel. When the mixture reached equilibrium the vessel contained 0.172 mol of SO, . 2(g) 3(g) Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant, K, for the reaction at 1000°C.

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