Question

At elevated temperatures, methylisonitrile (ch3nc) isomerizes to acetonitrile (ch3cn): ch3nc (g) \rightarrow → ch3cn(g) at the start of an experiment, there are 0.200 mol of reactant and 0 mol of product in the reaction vessel. After 25 min, 0.108 mol of reactant (ch3nc) remain. There are ___________ mol of product (ch3cn) in the reaction vessel.

Answer 1

Answer : there are 0.092 mol of product (CH3CN) in the reaction vessel

Explanation :

The given reaction is

`CH_(3)NC (g) \rightarrow CH_(3)CN (g)`

Let us set up an ICE table for the above reaction.

The initial moles of product are 0

Let us assume "x" is the change. The change is negative for reactant because moles of reactant decrease whereas it is positive for product

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From the ICE table we have equilibrium moles of CH3NC as 0.200 - x.

But we have been give that, 0.108 moles o CH3NC remains after the reaction is complete.

Therefore we have,
`0.200 - x = 0.108`

`x = 0.200 - 0.108`

`x = 0.092 mol`

But x is also the moles of product formed during the reaction.

Therefore, there are 0.092 mol of product (CH3CN) in the reaction vessel