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General Equilibrium

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 9hrs 0mins

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1.

Which of the following expressions is the correct equilibrium-constant expression for the equilibrium between dinitrogen tetroxide and nitrogen dioxide?


N2O4 (g) ↔ 2NO2 (g)

a)

[NO2]2

[N2O4]

b)

[NO2]

[N2O4]2

c)

[NO2][N2O4]

d)

[NO2]2[N2O4]

2.

At equilibrium, ________.

a)

all chemical reactions have ceased

b)

the rate constants of the forward and reverse reactions are equal

c)

the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal

d)

the value of the equilibrium constant is 1

3.

Which one of the following will change the value of an equilibrium constant?

a)

changing the volume of the reaction vessel

b)

changing temperature

c)

varying the initial concentrations of reactants

d)

adding other substances that do not react with any of the species involved in the equilibrium

4.

The equilibrium expression for Kp for the reaction below is ________.


2O3 (g) ↔ 3O2 (g)

a)

3(PO2)

2(PO3)

b)

(PO2)3

(PO3)2

c)

2PO3

3PO2

d)

(PO3)2

(PO2)2

5.

The Keq for the equilibrium below is 7.52 × 10-2 at 480.0 °C.


2Cl2 (g) + 2H2O (g) ↔ 4HCl (g) + O2 (g)


What is the value of Keq at this temperature for the following reaction?


2HCl (g) + ½O2 (g) ↔ Cl2 (g) + H2O (g)

a)

-0.0376

b)

5.66 × 10-3

c)

0.274

d)

3.65

6.

The Keq for the equilibrium below is 0.112 at 700.0 °C.


SO2 (g) + ½O2 (g) ↔ SO3 (g)

What is the value of Keq at this temperature for the following reaction?


SO3 (g) ↔ SO2 (g) + ½O2 (g)

a)

0.0125

b)

-0.112

c)

8.93

d)

0.224

7.

Given the following reaction at equilibrium, if Kc = 1.90 × 1019 at 25.0 °C, Kp = ________.


H2 (g) + Br2 (g) ↔ 2 HBr (g)

a)

1.90 × 1019

b)

6.44 × 105

c)

1.56 × 104

d)

5.26 × 10-20

8.

Which of the following expressions is the correct equilibrium-constant expression for the reaction below?


CO2 (s) + H2O (l)↔ H+ (aq) + HCO3- (aq)

a)

[H+][HCO3-]

b)

[H+][HCO3-] / [CO2]

c)

[CO2][H2O] / [H+][HCO3-]

d)

[CO2] / [H+][HCO3-]

9.

The expression for Kp for the reaction below is ________.


4CuO (s) + CH4 (g) ↔ CO2 (g) + 4Cu (s) + 2H2O (g)

a)

(PCO2)(PH2O)2

(PCuO)

b)

[Cu](PCO2)(PH2O)2

[CuO]4 (PCH4)

c)

(PCH4)

(PH2O)2(PCO2)

d)

(PCO2) (PH2O)2

(PCH4)

10.

The equilibrium constant for the gas phase reaction


N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ↔ 2NH3 (g)


is Keq = 4.34 × 10-3 at 300 °C. At equilibrium, ________.

a)

products predominate (favored)

b)

reactants predominate (favored)

c)

roughly equal amounts of products and reactants are present

d)

only products are present

11.

The equilibrium constant for the gas phase reaction


2NH3 (g) ↔ N2 (g) + 3H2 (g)


is Keq = 230 at 300 °C. At equilibrium, ________.

a)

products predominate

b)

reactants predominate

c)

roughly equal amounts of products and reactants are present

d)

only reactants are present

12.

Of the following equilibria, only ________ will shift to the left in response to a decrease in volume.

a)

2 SO3 (g) ↔ 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g)

b)

2HI (g) ↔ H2 (g) + I2 (g)

c)

N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ↔ 2 NH3 (g)

d)

H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) ↔ 2 HCl (g)

13.

In which of the following reactions would increasing pressure at constant temperature not change the concentrations of reactants and products, based on Le Châtelier's principle?

a)

N2O4 (g) ↔ 2NO2 (g)

b)

N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ↔ 2NH3 (g)

c)

N2 (g) + 2O2 (g) ↔ 2NO2 (g)

d)

N2 (g) + O2 (g) ↔ 2NO (g)

14.

Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:


2CO2 (g) ↔ 2CO (g) + O2 (g) ΔH° = -514 kJ


Le Châtelier's principle predicts that an increase in temperature will ________.

a)

decrease the partial pressure of CO2 (g)

b)

increase the value of the equilibrium constant

c)

increase the partial pressure of O2 (g)

d)

decrease the value of the equilibrium constant

15.

Consider the following reaction at equilibrium.


2CO2 (g) ↔ 2CO (g) + O2 (g) ΔH° = -514 kJ


Le Châtelier's principle predicts that the equilibrium partial pressure of CO (g) can be maximized by carrying out the reaction ________.

a)

at high temperature and high pressure

b)

at high temperature and low pressure

c)

at low temperature and low pressure

d)

at low temperature and high pressure

16.

A sealed 1.0 L flask is charged with 0.500 mol of I2 and 0.500 mol of Br2. An equilibrium reaction proceeds:


I2 (g) + Br2 (g) ↔ 2IBr (g)


When the container contents achieve equilibrium, the flask contains 0.84 mol of IBr. The value of Keq is ________.

a)

110

b)

6.1

c)

4.0

d)

11

17.

Given the following reaction:

CO (g) + 2 H2(g) ↔ CH3OH (g)

In an experiment, 0.42 mol of CO and 0.42 mol of H2 were placed in a 1.00-L reaction vessel. At equilibrium, there were 0.29 mol of CO remaining. Keq at the temperature of the experiment is ______.

a)

17.5

b)

2.80

c)

0.357

d)

14.5

18.

Dinitrogentetraoxide partially decomposes according to the following equilibrium:


N2O4 (g) ↔ 2 NO2 (g)


A 1.00-L flask is charged with 0.0400 mol of N2O4. At equilibrium at 373 K, 0.0055 mol of N2O4 remains. Keq for this reaction is ________.

a)

13

b)

0.87

c)

0.022

d)

0.22

19.

The equilibrium constant (Kp) for the interconversion of PCl5 and PCl3 is 0.0121:


PCl5 (g) ↔ PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g)

A vessel is charged with PCl5 giving an initial pressure of 0.123 atm. At equilibrium, the partial pressure of PCl3 is ________ atm.

a)

0.123

b)

0.0908

c)

0.0782

d)

0.0330

20.

At 200 °C, the equilibrium constant (Kp) for the reaction below is 2.40 × 103.


2NO (g) ↔ N2 (g) + O2 (g)

A closed vessel is charged with 36.1 atm of NO. At equilibrium, the partial pressure of O2 is ________ atm.

a)

35.7

b)

6.00

c)

294

d)

17.9

21.

Given the following reaction at equilibrium, if Kc =5.84 x 105 at 230.0 °C, Kp = ________.


2NO (g) + O2 (g) ↔ 2NO2 (g)

a)

2.40 x 106

b)

2.41 x 107

c)

1.41 x 104

d)

6.44 x 105

22.

Given the following reaction at equilibrium at 450.0 °C:


CaCO3 (s) ↔ CaO (s) + CO2 (g)


If PCO2 = 0.0155 atm, Kc = ________.

a)

0.920

b)

2.61 x 10-4

c)

0.0821

d)

155

23.

Given the following reaction at equilibrium at 300.0 K:


NH4HS (s) ↔ NH3 (g) + H2S (g)


If PNH3 = PH2S = 0.105 atm, Kp = ________.

a)

0.105

b)

5.66 x 10-3

c)

4.99 x 10-4

d)

0.0110

24.

The value of Keq for the following reaction is 0.25:


SO2 (g) + NO2 (g) ↔ SO3 (g) + NO (g)


The value of Keq at the same temperature for the reaction below is ________.


3SO2 (g) + 3NO2 (g) ↔ 3SO3 (g) + 3NO (g)

a)

64

b)

0.25

c)

0.016

d)

0.75

25.

The Keq for the equilibrium below is 7.52 × 10-2 at 480.0 °C.


2Cl2 (g) + 2H2O (g) ↔ 4HCl (g) + O2 (g)


What is the value of Keq at this temperature for the following reaction?


8HCl (g) +2O2 (g) ↔ 4Cl2 (g) + 4H2O (g)

a)

177

b)

0.150

c)

0.0752

d)

0.00566

26.

Phosphorous trichloride and phosphorous pentachloride equilibrate in the presence of molecular chlorine according to the reaction:


PCl3 (g) + Cl2 (g) → PCl5 (g)


An equilibrium mixture at 450 K contains

PPCl3=0.224 atm,

PCl2 = 0.284 atm, and

PPCl5 = 4.24 atm. What is the value of Kp at this temperature?

a)

0.270

b)

8.36

c)

3.74

d)

66.7

27.

Consider the following chemical reaction:


H2 (g) + I2 (g) ↔ 2HI (g)


At equilibrium in a particular experiment, the concentrations of H2, I2, and HI were 0.20 M, 0.034 M and 0.55 M respectively. The value of Keq for this reaction is _________.

a)

5.1

b)

81

c)

23

d)

44

28.

Dinitrogen tetroxide partially decomposes according to the following equilibrium:


N2O4 (g) ↔ 2NO2 (g)

A 1.000-L flask is charged with 9.20 x 10-3 mol of N2O4. At equilibrium, 5.98 x 10-3 mol of N2O4 remains. Keq for this reaction is ________.

a)

0.197

b)

0.183

c)

0.212

d)

0.00694

29.

At 900.0 K, the equilibrium constant (Kp) for the following reaction is 0.345.


2SO2 + O2 (g) → 2SO3 (g)


At equilibrium, the partial pressure of SO2 is 36.9 atm and that of O2 is 16.8 atm. The partial pressure of SO3 is ________ atm.

a)

3.89 x 10-3

b)

214

c)

42.4

d)

88.8

30.

The reaction below is exothermic:


2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) ↔ 2SO3 (g)


Le Châtelier's Principle predicts that ________ will result in an increase in the number of moles of SO3 (g) in the reaction container.

a)

increasing the amount of SO2

b)

increasing the temperature

c)

removing some oxygen

d)

decreasing the pressure

31.

For the endothermic reaction


CaCO3 (s) ↔ CaO (s) + CO2 (g)


Le Châtelier's principle predicts that ________ will result in an increase in the number of moles of CO2.

a)

decreasing the temperature

b)

increasing the pressure

c)

removing some of the CaCO3 (s)

d)

increasing the temperature

32.

Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:


2NH3 (g) ↔ N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ΔH° = +92.4 kJ


Le Châtelier's principle predicts that removing N2 from the system at equilibrium will result in ________.

a)

an increase in the concentration of H2

b)

an increase in the value of the equilibrium constant

c)

a decrease in the concentration of H2

d)

a lower partial pressure of H2

33.

At elevated temperatures, molecular hydrogen and molecular bromine react to partially form hydrogen bromide:


H2 (g) + Br2 (g) ↔ 2HBr (g)

A mixture of 0.682 mol of H2 and 0.440 mol of Br2 is combined in a reaction vessel with a volume of 2.00 L. At equilibrium at 700 K, there are 0.546 mol of H2 present. At equilibrium, there are ________ mol of Br2 present in the reaction vessel.

a)

0.136

b)

0.304

c)

0.440

d)

0.546

34.

At 24°C, Kp = 0.080 for the equilibrium:


NH4HS (s) ↔ NH3 (g) + H2S (g)


A sample of solid NH4HS is placed in a closed vessel and allowed to equilibrate. Calculate the equilibrium partial pressure (atm) of ammonia, assuming that some solid NH4HS remains.

a)

3.8

b)

0.080

c)

0.28

d)

0.052

35.

In the coal-gasification process, carbon monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide via the following reaction:

CO (g) + H2O (g) ↔ CO2 (g) + H2 (g)

In an experiment, 0.35 mol of CO and 0.40 mol of H2O were placed in a 1.00-L reaction vessel. At equilibrium, there were 0.22 mol of CO remaining. Keq at the temperature of the experiment is ________.

a)

5.5

b)

1.0

c)

0.28

d)

0.75

36.

Nitrosyl bromide decomposes according to the following equation.


2NOBr (g) ↔ 2NO (g) + Br2 (g)


A sample of NOBr (0.64 mol) was placed in a 1.00-L flask containing no NO or Br2. At equilibrium the flask contained 0.16 mol of NOBr. How many moles of NO and Br2, respectively, are in the flask at equilibrium?

a)

0.24, 0.42

b)

0.16, 0.16

c)

0.16, 0.08

d)

0.48, 0.24