A 15-L flask at 300 K contains 6.44 g of a mixture of NO2 and N2O4 in equilibrium. What is the total pressure in the flask? (Kp for 2 NO2 (g) ⇄ N2O4(g) is 7.1.)
Interpretation:
The total pressure in the flask that contain
Concept Introduction:
Equilibrium constant in terms of pressure
Ideal gas equation:
Answer to Problem 53GQ
The total pressure in the flask is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Using the equation
For the reaction
Total mass is given as
Substituting (2) into (1),
According to ideal gas equation
The total pressure in the flask that contain
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