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What is the numerical value of Kc for the following reaction if the equilibrium mixture contains 0.034 M N2O4 and 0.20 M NO2 ?N2O4(g)⇌2NO2(g) Express your answer to two significant figures.

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The equilibrium constant Kc is the value that relates the molar concentrations of reactants and products. For a reaction with the following general balanced equation: aA+bB-->cC+dD, the value of the constant in equilibrium will be:


Kc=\frac{{}[C\rbrack^c[D\rbrack^d}{[A]^a[B]^b}

The square brackets represent the molar concentrations of the compounds.

Now, for this reaction we have 1 reactant and 1 product (aA--->cC), the equilibrium equation will then be:


Kc={}(\lbrack NO_2\rbrack^2)/(\lbrack N_2O_4\rbrack^1)

If we replace the molar concentrations we will then have Kc:


Kc=(\lbrack0.20M\rbrack^2)/(\lbrack0.034M\rbrack)
Kc=(\lbrack0.20M\rbrack^2)/(\lbrack0.034M\rbrack)=1.2M

Answer: The numerical value of Kc of the reaction is 1.2M

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