For the equilibrium at 27oC. LiCl.3NH3(s)⇌LiCl.NH3(s)+2NH3(g);KP=9atm2 A 24.63 litre flask contain 1 mol LiCl.NH3. How many moles of NH3 should be added to flask at this temperature to drive the backward reaction for completion.
A
5 moles
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B
8 moles
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C
3 moles
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D
2 moles
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Solution
The correct option is A 5 moles Given: KP=9atm2 = P2NH3 PNH3=9atm2 PNH3=3atm Using, PV = nRT 3×24.63=nNH3×R×300 nNH3=3 (at equilibrium) LiCl.3NH3(s)⇌LiCl.NH3(s)+2NH3(g) 1 n 0 n - 2 Now, we know, n−2=3 n = 5 moles