For the equilibrium NiO(s)+CO(g)⇌Ni(s)+CO2(g),ΔG0(J mol−1)=−20,700−11.97T. Calculate the temperature (in K) at which the product gases at equilibrium at 1atm will contain 400ppm (parts per million) of carbon monoxide:( upto two decimal where R=8.314J K−1mol−1)
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Solution
For the given reaction pCO<<pCO2, hence Kp=1pCO=1400×106=2500 ΔG0=−RTlnKp; lnKp=ΔG0RT=20,700+11.97TRT
The equation when solved for T using R=8.314J K−1mol−1, gives T=390.27K