One
of the reactions that takes place in producing steel from iron ore is
the reduction of iron (II) oxide by carbon monoxide to give iron
metal and CO2.
FeO (s) + CO (g)
Fe
(s) + CO2
(g); Kp=
0.265 at 1050 K. What are the equilibrium partial pressures of CO and
CO2
at 1050 K if the initial partial pressures are: pCO
= 1.4 atm and CO2
=
0.80 atm?