Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 18 - Questions and Problems - Page 869: 18.44

Answer

$K_{p}=7.92\times10^{-81}$

Work Step by Step

We find: $\Delta G^{\circ}=\Sigma n_{p}\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(products)-\Sigma n_{r}\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(reactants)$ $=[2\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(H_{2},g)+\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(O_{2},g)]-[2\Delta G_{f}^{\circ}(H_{2}O,g)]$ $=[2(0)+(0)]-[2(-228.6\,kJ/mol)]=457.2\,kJ/mol$ $\Delta G^{\circ}=-RT\ln K_{p}\implies \ln K_{p}=-\frac{\Delta G^{\circ}}{RT}$ $=-\frac{457.2\times1000\,J/mol}{(8.314\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})(298.15\,K)}$ $=-184.44$ $K_{p}=e^{-184.44}=7.92\times10^{-81}$
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