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Mercury and oxygen react to form mercury(II) oxide, like this: 2 Hg(1)+O2(9)→2 HgO(s) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 6.3 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 5.8 g O2 22.5 g HgO 18.9 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. ?

Mercury and oxygen react to form mercury(II) oxide, like this: 2 Hg(1)+O2(9)→2 HgO(s) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 6.3 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 5.8 g O2 22.5 g HgO 18.9 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. ?

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Mercury and oxygen react to form mercury(II) oxide, like this: 2 Hg(1)+O2(g)–→2 HgO(s) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 6.3 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 5.8 g O2 22.5 g HgO 18.9 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. K_ = 0
Transcribed Image Text:Mercury and oxygen react to form mercury(II) oxide, like this: 2 Hg(1)+O2(g)–→2 HgO(s) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 6.3 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 5.8 g O2 22.5 g HgO 18.9 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. K_ = 0
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