Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
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Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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Chapter 15, Problem 29E
Mercury(I) oxide decomposes into elemental mercury and elemental oxygen: 2Hg2 O (s) ⇌ 4 Hg(l) + O 2 (g).
a. Write the equilibrium-constant expression for this reaction in terms of partial pressures.
Suppose you run this reaction in a solvent that dissolves elemental mercury and elemental oxygne. Rewrite the equilibrium- constant expression in terms of molarities for the reaction, using (solv) to indicate solvation.
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Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 15.1.1PECh. 15.2 - Prob. 15.1.2PECh. 15.2 - Prob. 15.2.1PECh. 15.2 - Prob. 15.2.2PECh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.3.1PECh. 15.3 - Practice Exercise 2 For the reaction H2 (g) + I2...Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 15.4.1PECh. 15.3 - Prob. 15.4.2PECh. 15.4 - Prob. 15.5.1PECh. 15.4 - Prob. 15.5.2PE
Ch. 15.4 - Practice Exercise 1
If 8.0 g of NH4HS(s)...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 15.6.2PECh. 15.5 - Practice Exercise 1
A mixture of gaseous sulfur...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 15.7.2PECh. 15.5 - Practice Exercise 1 In Section 15.1, we discussed...Ch. 15.5 - Practice Exercise 2
The gaseous compound BrCl...Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 15.9.1PECh. 15.6 - Practice Exercise 2 At 1000 k, the value of Kp for...Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 15.10.1PECh. 15.6 - Prob. 15.10.2PECh. 15.6 - Practice Exercise 1 For the equilibrium Br2(g) +...Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 15.11.2PECh. 15.7 - Practice Exercise 1 For the reaction 4 NH3(g) + 5...Ch. 15.7 - Prob. 15.12.2PECh. 15 - Prob. 1DECh. 15 - Based on the following energy profile, predict...Ch. 15 - 15.2 The following diagrams represent a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3ECh. 15 - Prob. 4ECh. 15 - Prob. 5ECh. 15 - 15.6 Ethene (C2H4) reacts with healogens (X2) by...Ch. 15 - When lead(IV) oxide is heated above 300 O C, it...Ch. 15 - Prob. 8ECh. 15 - The reactin A2(g) + B(g) + A(g) + AB(g) has an...Ch. 15 - Prob. 10ECh. 15 - Prob. 11ECh. 15 - The following graph represents the yield of the...Ch. 15 - Suppose that the gas-phase reactions A B and B A...Ch. 15 - Prob. 14ECh. 15 - Prob. 15ECh. 15 - Write the expression for KC for the following...Ch. 15 - When the following reaction come to equilibrium,...Ch. 15 - Prob. 18ECh. 15 - Prob. 19ECh. 15 - Prob. 20ECh. 15 - If Kc = 0.042 for PC13(g) + C12 (g) PC15 (g) at...Ch. 15 - Prob. 22ECh. 15 - 15.23 The equilibrium constant for the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 24ECh. 15 - Prob. 25ECh. 15 - Prob. 26ECh. 15 - The following equilibria were attained at 823 K:...Ch. 15 - Consider the equilibrium N2(g) + O2(g) + Br2(g) 2...Ch. 15 - Mercury(I) oxide decomposes into elemental mercury...Ch. 15 - Prob. 30ECh. 15 - Prob. 31ECh. 15 - Prob. 32ECh. 15 - Prob. 33ECh. 15 - Phosphorus trichloride gas and chlorine gas react...Ch. 15 - A mixture of 0.10 mol of NO, 0.050 mol of H2, and...Ch. 15 - Prob. 36ECh. 15 - A mixture of 0.2000 mol of CO2, 0.1000 mol of H2,...Ch. 15 - 15.38 A flask is charged with 1.500 atm of N2O4(g)...Ch. 15 - Prob. 39ECh. 15 - Prob. 40ECh. 15 - a. If QC KC, in which direction will a reaction...Ch. 15 - Prob. 42ECh. 15 - At 100 OC , the equilibrium constant for the...Ch. 15 - 15.44 As shown in Table 15.2, KP for the...Ch. 15 - At 100 C, K = 0.078 for the reaction SO2Cl2 (g) ...Ch. 15 - Prob. 46ECh. 15 - Prob. 47ECh. 15 - Prob. 48ECh. 15 - At 800 k, the equilibrium constant for I2 (g) ...Ch. 15 - Prob. 50ECh. 15 - At 2000 OC, the equilibrium constant for the...Ch. 15 - For the equilibrium Br2 (g) + Cl2 (g) 2BrCl(g) At...Ch. 15 - At 373 k, Kp = 0.416 for the equilibrium 2NOBr (g)...Ch. 15 - At 218 oC, KC= 1.2 X 10-4 for the equilibrium NH4...Ch. 15 - Prob. 55ECh. 15 - At 80 oC, K =1.87 X 10-3 for the reaction PH3 BCl3...Ch. 15 - Prob. 57ECh. 15 - Prob. 58ECh. 15 - Prob. 59ECh. 15 - Prob. 60ECh. 15 - Consider the following equilibrium for which H<0...Ch. 15 - Prob. 62ECh. 15 - 15.63 How do the following changes affect the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 64ECh. 15 - Consider the following equilibrium between oxides...Ch. 15 - Prob. 66ECh. 15 - Ozone, O3, decomposes to molecular oxygen in the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 68ECh. 15 - Prob. 69ECh. 15 - 15.70 True or false: When the temperature of an...Ch. 15 - Prob. 71AECh. 15 - Prob. 72AECh. 15 - 15.73 A mixture of CH4 and H2O is passed over a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 74AECh. 15 - Prob. 75AECh. 15 - Prob. 76AECh. 15 - Prob. 77AECh. 15 - Prob. 78AECh. 15 - Prob. 79AECh. 15 - For the equilibrium PH3BCI3 (s) PH3 (g) + BCI3...Ch. 15 - Prob. 81AECh. 15 - Prob. 82AECh. 15 - Prob. 83AECh. 15 - At 900 o C, Kc = 0.0108 for the reaction CaCO3(g) ...Ch. 15 - Prob. 85AECh. 15 - The equilibrium constant Kc for C(s) +CO2 2CO(g)...Ch. 15 - Prob. 87AECh. 15 - Le Chatelier noted that many industrial processes...Ch. 15 - Prob. 89AECh. 15 - Prob. 90AECh. 15 - [15.91] An equilibrium mixture of H2, I2, and HI...Ch. 15 - Consider the hypothetical reaction A(g) + 2B(g) 2...Ch. 15 - Prob. 93AECh. 15 - Prob. 94AECh. 15 - Prob. 95IECh. 15 - The following equilibria were measured at 823 K:...Ch. 15 - Prob. 97IECh. 15 - Prob. 98IECh. 15 - At 800 K, the equilibrium constant for the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 100IECh. 15 - Prob. 101IECh. 15 - Prob. 102IE
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