Question

Nitric acid and nitrogen monoxide react to form nitrogen dioxide and water, like this: (aq)(g)(g)(l) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a reaction vessel containing a mixture of nitric acid, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and water at equilibrium has the following composition: compoundamount Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant for this reaction. Round your answer to significant digits.

Answer 1

The reaction given is

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Since in equilibrium constant expression, the concentration of liquid components is not written.

Hence the equilibrium constant expression for the above reaction can be written as

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where [NO] = equilibrium concentration of NO

[NO2 ] = equilibrium concentration of NO2

[HNO3 ] = equilibrium concentration of HNO3

Step 2

Given : mass of NO at equilibrium = 18.6 g

mass of NO2 at equilibrium = 15.1 g

and mass of HNO3 at equilibrium = 13.1 g

Since molar mass of HNO3 = 63 g/mol, molar mass of NO = 30 g/mol and molar mass of NO2 = 46 g/mol

Hence the moles of gases at equilibrium are

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Step 3

Since mass of solution = mass of HNO3 + mass of water = 13.1 + 234.8 = 247.9 g

Assuming density of solution = density of water = 1.00 g/mL

=> mass of solution = volume of solution X density of solution

=> 247.9 = 1.00 X volume of solution

=> volume of solution = 247.9 mL = 0.2479 L

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