CHEM1001 Lecture 28 Worksheet

1. Calculating Equilibrium Constants from Equilibrium Compositions

N2O4 2 NO2 (or use equilibrium arrows)
Expt

[NO2]tot

Keq

0.0491

0.2000

0.2111

0.0627

0.0185

0.1000

0.2125

0.0837

0.0332

0.1500

0.2110

[NO2]

[N2O4]

[NO2]

[N2O4]

(init.)

(init.)

(final)

(final)

0.1000

0.1018

0.1000

0.0500

0.0500

Less NO2 is actually present in every case.

NO
Keq = 2
N 2O4
2

Same value (within round-off) for all three starting conditions.

2. Writing Equilibrium Constants for Different Reactions

NO
K2 = 2 2 = 0.0445
N 2O4
4

2 N2O4

2 NO2

4 NO2

K3 =

N2O4

K2 = Keq2
3. Combining Equilibrium Expressions

N 2O4 = 4.74
2
NO2
K2 = 1/Keq
NO
K1 =
N 2 O2
2
NO2

K2 =
2
NO O2
2
NO2

K3 =
2
N 2 O2
2

N2 + O2

2NO

2NO + O2

2NO2

N2 + 2O2

2NO2

NO
NO
NO
K1 K2 = 2 2 = 2 2
N 2 O2 NO O2 N 2 O2
2

K3 = K1 K2 =4.3 10-25 6.4 109 = 2.8 10-15

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(3)