A 2 L vessel containing 2g of H2 gas at 27°C is connected to a 2L...
H2 + CO2 - mixture of non-reacting gases
2g H2 = 1 mol
176g CO2 = 4 mol
Total no. of moles = 5
Total volume = 2+2 = 4L
Temperature = 27+273 = 300K
Total pressure, P=nRT/V=(5*0.083*300/4)= 31.125 bar
According to Dalton's law, p1 = P*(x1)
Mole fraction of H2=1/(1+4)=1/5
Therefore, p(H2)= 31.125*0.2 = 6.225 bar
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A 2 L vessel containing 2g of H2 gas at 27°C is connected to a 2L...
Solution:
Given:
Volume of vessel 1 (V1) = 2 L
Volume of vessel 2 (V2) = 2 L
Amount of H2 gas in vessel 1 (n1) = 2 g
Amount of CO2 gas in vessel 2 (n2) = 176 g
Temperature (T) = 27°C or 300K (since temperature is in Celsius, it needs to be converted to Kelvin)
To find:
Partial pressure of H2 at equilibrium
Step 1: Calculate the number of moles of H2 and CO2
We know that PV = nRT, where P is the pressure, V is the volume, n is the number of moles, R is the gas constant, and T is the temperature.
For H2 gas in vessel 1:
P1V1 = n1RT
n1 = (P1V1)/(RT)
For CO2 gas in vessel 2:
P2V2 = n2RT
n2 = (P2V2)/(RT)
Substituting the given values, we get:
n1 = (P1×2)/(0.0821×300)
n1 = 0.081P1
n2 = (P2×2)/(0.0821×300)
n2 = 0.081P2
Step 2: Write the balanced chemical equation
H2(g) + CO2(g) ⇌ H2O(g) + CO(g)
Step 3: Calculate the equilibrium constant (Kp)
Kp = (P_H2O × P_CO) / (P_H2 × P_CO2)
Since the volume of both vessels is the same, we can assume that the total pressure (P_total) remains constant. Therefore, we can write:
P_total = P_H2 + P_CO2 + P_H2O + P_CO
Also, at equilibrium, the moles of H2, CO2, H2O, and CO are related by the stoichiometric coefficients in the balanced equation:
n_H2O = n_CO
n_H2 = n1 - n_H2O
n_CO2 = n2 - n_CO
Substituting the expressions for n1, n2, n_H2O, n_CO, n_H2, and n_CO2 in terms of the partial pressures, we get:
Kp = (P_H2O × P_CO) / (P_H2 × P_CO2)
Kp = [(P_total - P_H2 - P_CO2) × P_CO] / [(0.081P1 - P_CO) × (0.081P2 - P_H2)]
Step 4: Calculate the equilibrium partial pressure of H2 (P_H2)
We can solve the quadratic equation obtained by substituting the given values and simplifying:
Kp = (P_H2O × P_CO) / (P_H2 × P_CO2)
6.375 × 10^-4 = [(P_total - P_H2 - 1.110) × 1.110] / [(0.081P1 - 1.110) × (2.184 - P_H2)]
6.375 × 10^-4 = [(P_total - P_H2 - 1.110) × 1.110] / [0.
A 2 L vessel containing 2g of H2 gas at 27°C is connected to a 2L...
H2 + CO2 - mixture of non-reacting gases
2g H2 = 1 mol
176g CO2 = 4 mol
Total no. of moles = 5
Total volume = 2+2 = 4L
Temperature = 27+273 = 300K
Total pressure, P=nRT/V=(5*0.083*300/4)= 31.125 bar
According to Dalton's law, p1 = P*(x1)
Mole fraction of H2=1/(1+4)=1/5
Therefore, p(H2)= 31.125*0.2 = 6.225 bar