Module Problem Set
Module Problem Set
General Equilibrium
1. A sample of BrF at 300 K with an internal pressure of 0.743 atm decomposes into Br2(g)
and BrF3(g). At equilibrium, the partial pressure of BrF has decreased by 0.201 atm.
Determine the equilibrium constant, K p.
2. When carbon monoxide gas reacts with hydrogen gas, methanol (CH 3OH) gas is
produced. A reaction mixture at 400 K initially contained CO and H 2 at partial pressures
of 0.750 atm and 1.000 atm, respectively. At equilibrium, the partial pressure of CO was
found to be 0.295 atm. What is the K p for this reaction?
3. If 5.2 atm of ICl 5 achieves equilibrium in the reaction below, determine the equi librium
partial pressures at room temperature for all reaction components. Assume ‘x’ is small
and can be neglected (5% approximation is valid); Kp = 7.4 × 10–10.
6. Predict the direction that the reaction would proceed to re -establish equilibrium based
on the reaction below:
N2(g) + O3(g) ⇌ N2O(g) + O2(g) + heat
a. The volume of the system is increased
b. The temperature of the system is increased
c. The pressure is increased by adding O 2(g)
d. O3(g) is added to the system
7. If a reaction mixture contains P(I 2) = 0.114 atm, P(Cl 2) 0.102 atm, and P(ICl) = 0.355 atm,
what direction will the reaction proceed to establish equilibrium given the following
reaction information:
I2 (g) + Cl 2 (g) ⇌ 2 ICl (g) Kp = 81.9
8. Consider the following reaction: Ni (s) + 2 V 3+(aq) ⇌ Ni 2+(aq) + 2 V 2+(aq)
When a chunk of nickel was added to a 0.250 M V 3+ solution at 298 K, the final
equilibrium concentration of V 3+ was found to be 0.056 M.
a. What is the value of K c?
b. If the same reaction was analyzed and found to contain 0.0784 M V 3+, 0.0458 M
Ni 2+, and 0.0987 M V 2+, what would you expect to see happen to the
concentration of Ni 2+? Explain.
9. N2O4 (g) decomposes to form NO 2 (g) at high temperatures. Initially, 0.0370 moles of
N2O4 (g) was placed in a 1.0 L glass flask and allowed to reach equilibrium. At
equilibrium, 0.0310 moles of N 2O4 (g) remained in the mixture. What is K c for the
reaction?
a. How does an increase in pressure affect the amount of NO 2 (g) in the equilibrium
mixture? Explain.
b. When the reaction is repeated at a temperature 100 K larger than the original
reaction, the value for K c was found to be ~75 times larger. Does this show that
the reaction is endothermic or exothermic? Explain.
Practice Problem Set
General Equilibrium
Answers
1. 2.8 × 10–2
2. 190
3. PICl3 = PCl2 = 6.2 × 10–5 atm, PICl5 = 5.2 atm
4. 0.0513 atm
5. [CO] = [H2O] = 0.212 M; [CO2] = [H2] = 0.288 M
6. no change, left, left, right
7. to right, towards products
8. 1.16, Qc < Kc, so Ni 2+ would increase
9. 0.00465, Amount of NO2 would decrease, Endothermic