At 540K,0.10mole of PCl5 are heated in 0.8L flask. The pressure of the equilibrium mixture is found to be 1.0atm. Calculate Kp and Kc for the reaction.
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Solution
PCl5
⇌
PCl3
+Cl2
Initial
0.1mol
At eqm.
0.1−x
x
x
Total no. of moles at eqm. =0.1+x PV=nRT i.e. n=dfracPVRT=1×80.0821×540=0.18 ∴0.1+x=0.18 or x=0.08 ∴Kc=(0.08/8)(0.08/8)(0.02/8)=0.04 Kp=Kc(RT)Δn=0.04(0.0821×540)1=1.77