Chapter 17, Problem 122CP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The equilibrium ${\text{O}}_{\text{3}}$ concentration is to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

The equilibrium constant of a reaction is expressed as the ratio of the concentration of the products and reactants, each raised to the power of their stoichiometric coefficients. The general equilibrium reaction is represented as,

$\text{a}\text{A}+\text{b}\text{B}\rightleftharpoons \text{c}\text{C}+\text{d}\text{D}$

The equilibrium constant for the above chemical reaction is expressed as,

$\text{K}=\frac{{\left[\text{C}\right]}^{\text{c}}{\left[\text{D}\right]}^{\text{d}}}{{\left[\text{A}\right]}^{\text{a}}{\left[\text{B}\right]}^{\text{b}}}$

Where,

• $\left[\text{A}\right]$ represents the concentration of reactant A at equilibrium.
• $\left[\text{B}\right]$ represents the concentration of reactant B at equilibrium.
• $\left[\text{C}\right]$ represents the concentration of product C at equilibrium.
• $\left[\text{D}\right]$ represents the concentration of product D at equilibrium.
• $\text{a}$ represents the stoichiometric coefficient of reactant A.
• $\text{b}$ represents the stoichiometric coefficient of reactant B.
• $\text{c}$ represents the stoichiometric coefficient of product C.
• $\text{d}$ represents the stoichiometric coefficient of product D.