Chapter 12.1, Problem 12.2CE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

A mixture of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas is maintained at $\text{25 °C}$ for $\text{ l}$ year. On the first day of each month the mixture is sampled and the concentrations of hydrogen and oxy-gen measured. In every case they are found to be $\text{0}{\text{.50 mol/L H}}_{\text{2}}$ and $\text{0}{\text{.50 mol/L O}}_{\text{2}}$; that is, the concentrations do not change over a long period.

It has to be proved, the above mixture is not in equilibrium.