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 2.3 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 24.7 g O2 5.3 g HgO 19.9 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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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 2.3 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the
following composition:
compound amount
Hg
24.7 g
O2
5.3 g
HgO
19.9 g
Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
K
к - ‑
|x10
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 2.3 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 24.7 g O2 5.3 g HgO 19.9 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. K к - ‑ |x10
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