Express the equilibrium constant for N2O4(g) ⇌ 2 NO2(g) in terms of the fraction a of N2O4 that has dissociated and the total pressure p of the reaction mixture,and show that when the extent of dissociation is small, a ≪1, a is inversely proportional to the square root of the total pressure, a ∝ p-1/2.
Express the equilibrium constant for N2O4(g) ⇌ 2 NO2(g) in terms of the fraction a of N2O4 that has dissociated and the total pressure p of the reaction mixture,and show that when the extent of dissociation is small, a ≪1, a is inversely proportional to the square root of the total pressure, a ∝ p-1/2.
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Express the equilibrium constant for N2O4(g) ⇌ 2 NO2(g) in terms of the fraction a of N2O4 that has dissociated and the total pressure p of the reaction mixture,and show that when the extent of dissociation is small, a ≪1, a is inversely proportional to the square root of the total pressure, a ∝ p-1/2.
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