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 7.0 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 7.0 g O2 5.8 g HgO 16.5 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(g)→2 HgO(s) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 7.0 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 7.0 g O2 5.8 g HgO 16.5 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

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Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Publisher:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Chapter15: Principles Of Chemical Reactivity: Equilibria

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7PS: The reaction PCl5(g) PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) was examined at 250 C. At equilibrium, [PCl5] = 4.2 105...

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