Chapter 16, Problem 6SAQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

For each reaction 2A(g)⇄B(g) the equilibrium constant k_p = 0.76 a reaction mixture initially contains 2.0 atm of each gas. The statement which is true for the reaction mixture needed to be determined.

Concept introduction:

For the reaction type:

xA+yB⇄mC+nD

where A, B, C and D represent chemical species and x, y, m and n are coefficients of the balanced chemical equation. The reaction quotient, Q_c or Q_p for such reactions are given as:

${\text{Q}}_{\text{c}}=\frac{{\left[\text{C}\right]}^{\text{m}}{\left[\text{D}\right]}^{\text{n}}}{{\left[\text{A}\right]}^{\text{x}}{\left[\text{B}\right]}^{\text{y}}}$

The square brackets represent concentration of the species in equilibrium.