Equimolar amounts of H2(g) and CO(g) are mixed in a container at 25 °C. The reaction H2(g) + CO(g) ? HCHO(g) takes place. What is the mol fraction of formaldehyde, HCHO, at equilibrium when the total pressure is 10 atm? Assume that you can treat the system at equilibrium as an ideal gas mixture. AG°(CO,g) = -137.17 kJ / mol AG°(HCHO,g) = -102.53 kJ / mol

Equimolar amounts of H2(g) and CO(g) are mixed in a container at 25 °C. The reaction H2(g) + CO(g) ? HCHO(g) takes place. What is the mol fraction of formaldehyde, HCHO, at equilibrium when the total pressure is 10 atm? Assume that you can treat the system at equilibrium as an ideal gas mixture. AG°(CO,g) = -137.17 kJ / mol AG°(HCHO,g) = -102.53 kJ / mol

Chemistry: The Molecular Science

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Chapter12: Chemical Equilibrium

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