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The equilibrium constant Kp for the reaction, SO2Cl2(g)SO2(g)+Cl2(g) is 1.125 atm at temperature T. Select the correct statements for dissociation of pure SO2Cl2 (g) at equilibrium state of 2 atm equilibrium pressure and temperature T:

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The degree of dissociation of SO2Cl2 is 0.5.
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The degree of dissociation of SO2Cl2 is 0.6.
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Average molar mass of final equilibrium mixture will be 84.375.
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Average molar mass of final equilibrium mixture will be 75.
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Solution

The correct options are
B The degree of dissociation of SO2Cl2 is 0.6.
C Average molar mass of final equilibrium mixture will be 84.375.
Let initially, 1 mole of SO2Cl2(g) is present.
Let α be the degree of dissociation.
The dissociation reaction is as shown.
SO2Cl2(g)SO2(g)+Cl2(g)
1 0 0 ..........initial mole
1α α α ..........at equilibrium
Total number of moles =1α+α+α=2α
The partial pressure of a component is the product of mole fraction and total pressure P.
The equilibrium constant expression is Kp=PSO2PCl2PSO2Cl2
P=2 atm and KP=1.125atm
Kp=αP1+α×αP1+α(1α)P(1+α)=α2(1α2)×2=1.125;
Hence, the degree of dissociation α=0.6
The equilibrium number of moles of SO2Cl2, SO2 and Cl2 are
10.6=0.4, 0.6 and 0.6 resprectively.
The mole fractions of SO2Cl2, SO2 and Cl2 are
0.40.4+0.6+0.6=0.25, 0.60.4+0.6+0.6=0.375 and 0.60.4+0.6+0.6=0.375 respectively.
The molar masses of SO2Cl2, SO2 and Cl2 are
64+71 g/mol, 64 g/mol and 71 g/mol respectively.
Average molar mass of mixture =(64+71)×0.25+64×0.375+71×0.375
=84.375.
Hence, the average molar mass of the mixture is 84.375 g/mol.

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