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In a study of the formation of NOx air pollution, a chamber heated to 2200°C was...

In a study of the formation of NOx air pollution, a chamber heated to 2200°C was filled with air (0.790 atm N2, 0.210 atm O2). What are the equilibrium partial pressures of N2, O2, and NO if Kp = 0.0490 for the following reaction: N2(g)+O2(g) ⇄ NO2(g)

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              N2(g) + 2O2(g) ⇄ 2NO2(g)

I             0.79      0.21            0

C           -x            -2x               2x

E           0.79-x     0.21-2x        2x

              Kp    = P^2NO/PN2*P^2O2

               0.049   = (2x)^2/(0.79-x)(0.21-2x)^2

             0.049*(0.79-x)(0.21-2x)^2    = 4x^2

               x = 0.017

          PN2    = 0.79-x    = 0.79-0.017   = 0.773atm

          PO2   = 0.21-2x     = 0.21-2*0.017   = 0.176atm

         PNO2    = 2x          = 2*0.017           = 0.034atm


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