Nickel carbonyl decomposes to form nickel and carbon monoxide, like this: Ni(CO)4(9)→Ni(s)+4 CO(g) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 7.8 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of nickel carbonyl, nickel, and carbon monoxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Ni(CO)4 0.524 g Ni 35.2 g CO 1.51 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K̟ for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.

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Nickel carbonyl decomposes to form nickel and carbon monoxide, like this:
Ni(CO)4(9)→Ni(s)+4 CO(g)
At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 7.8 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of nickel carbonyl, nickel, and carbon monoxide at equilibrium has
the following composition:
compound
amount
Ni(CO)4
0.524 g
Ni
35.2 g
CO
1.51 g
Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K̟ for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
Transcribed Image Text:Nickel carbonyl decomposes to form nickel and carbon monoxide, like this: Ni(CO)4(9)→Ni(s)+4 CO(g) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 7.8 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of nickel carbonyl, nickel, and carbon monoxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Ni(CO)4 0.524 g Ni 35.2 g CO 1.51 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K̟ for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
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