Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 16 - Thermodynamics: Directionality of Chemical Reactions - Questions for Review and Thought - More Challenging Questions - Page 737h: 118a

Answer

$1.5\times10^{7}$

Work Step by Step

$\Delta_{r}G^{\circ}=\Sigma n_{p}\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(products)-\Sigma n_{r}\Delta _{f}G^{\circ}(reactants)$ $=[2\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(NOCl,g)]-[2\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(NO,g)+\Delta_{f}G^{\circ}(Cl_{2},g)]$ $=[2(66.08\,kJ/mol)]-[2(86.55\,kJ/mol)+(0\,kJ/mol)]$ $=-40.94\,kJ/mol$ $\Delta _{r}G^{\circ}=-RT\ln K_{p}$ $\implies K_{p}=e^{-\frac{\Delta _{r}G^{\circ}}{RT}}=e^{-\frac{-40.94\times10^{3}\,J/mol}{(8.314\,Jmol^{-1}K^{-1})(298\,K)}}$ $=1.5\times10^{7}$
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