Chapter 14, Problem 88AP

12.101 An engineer working on a design to extract petroleum from a deep thermal reservoir wishes to capture toxic hydrogen sulfide gases present by reaction with aqueous iron(II) nitrate to form solid iron(II) sulfide. (a) Write the chemical equation for this process, assuming that it reaches equilibrium. (b) What is the equilibrium constant expression for this system? (c) How can the process be manipulated so that it does not reach equilibrium, allowing the continuous removal of hydrogen sulfide?

. For the reaction 3O2(g)2O3(g)The equilibrium constant, K, has the value 1.121054at a particular temperature. a. What does the very small equilibrium constant indicate about the extent to which oxygen gas, O2(g), is converted to ozone gas, O3(g), at this temperature? b. If the equilibrium mixture is analyzed and [O2(g)]is found to be 3.04102M, what is the concentration of O3(g) in the mixture’?

12.85 In the figure, orange fish are placed in one aquarium and green fish in an adjoining aquarium. The two tanks are separated by a removable partition that is initially closed. Describe what happens in the first few minutes after the partition is opened. WTiat would you expect to see several hours later? How is this system analogous to dynamic chemical equilibrium?

Consider the following reactions at some temperature: 2NOCl(g)2NO(g)+Cl2(g)K=1.6105 2NO(g)N2(g)+O2(g)K=11031 For each reaction, assume some quantities of the reactants were placed in separate containers and allowed to come to equilibrium. Describe the relative amounts of reactants and products that would be present at equilibrium. At equilibrium, which is faster, the forward or reverse reaction in each case?

A 100.-gram sample of sodium chloride (NaCl) is added to 100. mL of water at 0 C. After equilibrium is reached, about 64 g of solid remains undissolved. Describe the equilibrium that exists in this system at the particulate level.

Consider the following equilibrium: COBr2(g) CO(g) + Br2(g)Kc = 0.190 at 73 C (a) A 0.50 mol sample of COBr2 is transferred to a 9.50-L flask and heated until equilibrium is attained. Calculate the equilibrium concentrations of each species. (b) The volume of the container is decreased to 4.5 L and the system allowed to return to equilibrium. Calculate the new equilibrium concentrations. (Hint: The calculation will be easier if you view this as a new problem with 0.5 mol of COBr2 transferred to a 4.5-L flask.) (c) What is the effect of decreasing the container volume from 9.50 L to 4.50 L?

Describe a nonchemical system that is in equilibrium, and explain how the principles of equilibrium apply to the system.

In Section 17.3 of your text, it is mentioned that equilibrium is reached in a closed system. What is meant by the term “closed system,” and why is it necessary for a system to reach equilibrium? Explain why equilibrium is not reached in an open system.

. Ammonia. a very important industrial chemical. is produced by the direct combination of the following elements under carefully controlled conditions: N2(g)+3H2(g)2NH3(g)Suppose. in an experiment, that the reaction mixture is analyzed after equilibrium is reached, and it is found, at a particular temperature. that [NH3]=0.25M,[H2]=3.4103M, and [N2]=5.3105M. Calculate the value of K at this temperature.