Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 17 - Sections 17.1-17.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 855: 70a

Answer

3.1

Work Step by Step

$\Delta G^{\circ}=\Sigma n_{p}\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(products)-\Sigma n_{r}\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(reactants)$ $=[\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(N_{2}O_{4},g)]-[2\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(NO_{2},g)]$ $=(99.8\,kJ/mol)-[2(51.3\,kJ/mol)]$ $=-2.8\,kJ/mol$ $\Delta G^{\circ}=-RT\ln K\implies \ln K=-\frac{\Delta G^{\circ}}{RT}$ $=-\frac{-2.8\times10^{3}\,J/mol}{(8.314\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})(25+273)K}=1.13$ $K=e^{1.13}=3.1$
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