Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 17 - Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium - Questions & Problems - Page 805: 17.26

Answer

$\Delta G^{\circ}_{rxn}=457.2\,kJ/mol$ $K_{p}=7.2\times10^{-81}$

Work Step by Step

According to the equation $\Delta G^{\circ}_{rxn}=\Sigma n\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(products)-\Sigma m\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(reactants)$, $\Delta G^{\circ}_{rxn}=[2\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(H_{2})+\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(O_{2})]-[2\Delta G_{F}^{\circ}(H_{2}O(g))]$ $=[2(0)+0]-[2(-228.6\,kJ/mol)]$ $=457.2\,kJ/mol$ Recall that $\Delta G^{\circ}_{rxn}=-RT\ln K_{p}$ $\implies \ln K_{p}=-\frac{\Delta G^{\circ}_{rxn}}{RT}=-\frac{457.2\times1000\,J/mol}{(8.314\,J\,mol^{-1}K^{-1})(298\,K)}$ $=-184.5355$ $\implies K_{p}=e^{-184.5355}=7.2\times10^{-81}$
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