Chemistry (4th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 18 - Section 18.6 - Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium - Checkpoint - Page 861: 18.6.3

Answer

(b) $7\times10^{5}$

Work Step by Step

We find: $\Delta G^{\circ}=-RT\ln K_{p}$ $\implies \ln K_{p}=-\frac{\Delta G^{\circ}}{RT}=-\frac{-33.3\times10^{3}\,J/mol}{(8.314\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})(25+273)K}$ $=13.44$ $K_{p}=e^{13.44}=7\times10^{5}$
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