Methanol and oxygen react to form carbon dioxide and water, like this: 2 CH;OH(1)+3 O,(g)→2 CO,(g)+4H,O(g) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 9.6 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of methanol, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount CH;OH 1.31 g O2 2.86 g CO2 2.88 g H,O 2.43 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. K = 0

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Methanol and oxygen react to form carbon dioxide and water, like this:
2 CH,OH(1)+3 O2(9)→2CO,(9)+4 H,0(g)
At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 9.6 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of methanol, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and
water at equilibrium has the following composition:
compound amount
CH;OH
1.31 g
O2
2.86 g
CO2
2.88 g
H,0
2.43 g
Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
K_ = 0
x10
Transcribed Image Text:Methanol and oxygen react to form carbon dioxide and water, like this: 2 CH,OH(1)+3 O2(9)→2CO,(9)+4 H,0(g) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 9.6 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of methanol, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount CH;OH 1.31 g O2 2.86 g CO2 2.88 g H,0 2.43 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. K_ = 0 x10
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