Q.
A vessel at 1000 K contains CO2 with a pressure of 0.5 atm. Some of CO2 is converted into CO on addition of graphite. The value of K at 1000 K, when total pressure equilibrium is 0.8atm will be
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a
2.5 atm
b
3.6 atm
c
1.8 atm
d
0.9 atm
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
CO2(g)+C(s)⇌2CO(g)Initial 0.5 0At equil. (0.5 - x) 2xTotal pressure = 0.5 - x + 2x = 0.5 + x⇒0.5+x= 0.8⇒x= 0.8-0.5= 0.3atmpco=2x = 2×0.3= 0.6 atmK=pco2pco2=(0.6)2(0.5-0.3)(0.6)20.2=1.8 atm
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