Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Thermodynamics: Directionality of Chemical Reactions - Problem Solving Practice 16.7 - Page 718: c

Answer

$K^{\circ}=6.75$ $K^{\circ}\ne K_{c}$ for this reaction. $K_{p}=7.0$ is almost equal to $K^{\circ}$.

Work Step by Step

$\Delta_{r}G^{\circ}=\Sigma n_{p}\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(products)-\Sigma n_{r}\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(reactants)$ $=[\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(N_{2}O_{4},g)]-[2\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(NO_{2},g)]$ $=(97.89\,kJ/mol)-[2(51.31\,kJ/mol)]$ $=-4.73\,kJ/mol$ $\Delta _{r}G^{\circ}=-RT\ln K^{\circ}$ $\implies K^{\circ}=e^{-\frac{\Delta_{r}G^{\circ}}{RT}}=e^{-\frac{-4.73\times10^{3}\,J/mol}{(8.314\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})(298\,K)}}$ $=6.75$ From table 12.1, $K_{c}=1.7\times10^{2}$ Therefore, $K^{\circ}\ne K_{c}$ for this reaction. But $K_{p}=7.0$ is almost equal to $K^{\circ}$.
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