Nickel carbonyl decomposes to form nickel and carbon monoxide, like this: Ni(CO),(9)→Ni(s)+4 CO(g) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 9.1 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of nickel carbonyl, nickel, and carbon monoxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Ni (CO)4 0.555 g Ni 48.3 g CO 1.92 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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Nickel carbonyl decomposes to form nickel and carbon monoxide, like this:
Ni (CO),(9)- Ni(s)+4 CO(g)
At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 9.1 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of nickel carbonyl, nickel, and carbon monoxide at equilibrium has
the following composition:
compound
amount
Ni(CO)4| 0.555 g
Ni
48.3 g
CO
1.92 g
Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
K
_ = |
x10
Transcribed Image Text:Nickel carbonyl decomposes to form nickel and carbon monoxide, like this: Ni (CO),(9)- Ni(s)+4 CO(g) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 9.1 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of nickel carbonyl, nickel, and carbon monoxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Ni(CO)4| 0.555 g Ni 48.3 g CO 1.92 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. K _ = | x10
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