Consider the reaction: 2HI(g) ⇄ H2(g) + I2(g). It is found that, when equilibrium is reached at a certain temperature, HI is 35.4 percent dissociated. Calculate the equilibrium constant Kc for the reaction at this temperature?

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Answer:

Kc = 0.075

Explanation:

The dissociation (α) is the initial quantity that ionized divided by the total dissolved. So, let's calling x the ionized quantity, and M the initial one:

α = x/M

x = M*α

x = 0.354M

For the stoichiometry of the reaction (2:1:1), the concentration of H₂ and I₂ must be half of the acid. So the equilibrium table must be:

2HI(g) ⇄   H₂(g) +    I₂(g)

M               0             0               Initial

-0.354M  +0.177M  +0.177M       Reacts

0.646M     0.177M   0.177M        Equilibrium

The equilibrium constant Kc is the multiplication of the products' concentrations (elevated by their coefficients) divided by the multiplication of the reactants' concentrations (elevated by their coefficients):

[tex]Kc = \frac{[H2]*[I2]}{[HI]^2}[/tex]

[tex]Kc = \frac{0.177M*0.177M}{(0.646M)^2}[/tex]

[tex]Kc = \frac{0.03133M^2}{0.41732M^2}[/tex]

Kc = 0.075

The equilibrium constant (Kc) is the proportion of the concentration of the products and the reactants.  0.075 is the Kc for the reaction at this temperature.

What is equilibrium constant?

The equilibrium constant (Kc) is the ratio of the concentration of the products of the reaction over the reactants raised to the powers of the stoichiometric coefficients.

The dissociation can be given as,

[tex]\begin{aligned}\alpha &= \rm \dfrac{x}{M}\\\\\rm x &= \rm M \times \alpha\\\\&= 0.354 \;\rm M\end{aligned}[/tex]

From the equilibrium table, the concentration of the initial reactant is -0.354 M and products are +0.177 M, while at the equilibrium reactant concentration is 0.646 and of products are 0.177 M.

The equilibrium constant (Kc) can be given as,

[tex]\begin{aligned}\rm K_{c} &= \rm \dfrac{[H_{2}][I_{2}]}{[HI]^{2}}\\\\&= \dfrac{0.177 \times 0.177}{(0.646)^{2}}\\\\&= 0.075 \end{aligned}[/tex]

Therefore, 0.075 is the equilibrium constant.

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