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EQUILIBRIUM CHEMICAL EXERCISES

1. For the reaction CO(g) + H2O(g) CO2(g) + H2(g) the value of the equilibrium constant,
Kc, is 1.845 at a given temperature. We place 0.500 mole CO and 0.500 mole H2O in a
1.00-L container at this temperature, and allow the reaction to reach equilibrium.
What will be the equilibrium concentrations of all substances present?

2. For the following equation, Kc = 7.9x1011 at 500 K.

H2(g) + Br2(g) 2HBr(g)

(a) 1/2H2(g) + 1/2Br2(g) HBr(g) Kc=?

(b) 2HBr(g) H2(g) + Br2(g) Kc=?
(c) 4HBr(g) 2H2(g) + 2Br2(g) Kc=?

3. NO and O2 are mixed in a container of fixed volume kept at 1000 K. Their initial
concentrations are 0.0200 mol/L and 0.0300 mol/L, respectively. When the reaction
2NO(g) + O2(g) 2NO2(g)
has come to equilibrium, the concentration of NO2 is 2.2 x10-3 mol/L. Calculate (a) the
concentration of NO at equilibrium, (b) the concentration of O2 at equilibrium, and
(c) the equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction.

4. For the reaction described by the equation

N2(g) + C2H2(g) 2HCN(g)
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Kc=2.3x10 at 300C. What is the equilibrium concentration of hydrogen cyanide if
the initial concentrations of N2 and acetylene (C2H2) were 2.2 mol/L and 1.0 mol/L,
respectively?

5. The equilibrium constant, KP, for the reaction indicated by the following equation is
0.715 at 47C.
N2O4(g) 2NO2(g)
Calculate the partial pressures of N2O4 and NO2 in an experiment in which 3.0 moles
of N2O4 is placed in a 5.0-L flask and allowed to establish equilibrium at 47C.

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6. Calculate the solubility of Hg2Cl2 (Kps=1,2x10-18) in the following

a) A saturated solution of Hg2Cl2
b) 0.025 M Hg2(NO3)2 saturated with Hg2Cl2
c) 0.050 M NaCl saturated with Hg2Cl2

7. Calculate the Ksp for zinc phosphate if 1.18x10-4 grams of zinc phosphate dissolved to
make 2.0 liters of a saturated solution.

8. From the solubility data given for the following compounds, calculate their solubility
product constants.
a) SrCrO4, strontium chromate, 1.2 mg/mL
b) BiI3, bismuth iodide, 7.7x10-3 g/L
c) Fe(OH)2, iron(II) hydroxide, 1.1x10-3 g/L
d) SnI2, tin(II) iodide, 10.9 g/L

9. Calculate the pH of the following solutions. (a) 6.00x10-1 M HCl; (b) 0.030 M HNO3; (c)
0.75 g*L-1 HClO4.

10. Complete the following table by appropriate calculations.

[H3O+] pH [OH-] pOH

a) 3.84
b) 12.61
c) 2.90
d) 9.47

11. A 0.0830 M solution of a monoprotic acid is known to be 1.07% ionized. What is the
pH of the solution? Calculate the value of Ka for this acid.

12. The pH of a 0.025 M solution of butanoic acid, C3H7COOH, is 3.21. What is the value
of the ionization constant, Ka, for butanoic acid?

13. The pH of a 0.35 M solution of uric acid is 2.17. What is the value of Ka for uric acid, a
monoprotic acid?

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14. The normal pH of human blood ranges from 7.35 to 7.45. Calculate the
concentrations of H3O+ and OH- ions in human blood that has a pH of 7.45.

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