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Carbon disulfide is prepared by heating sulfur and charcoal. The chemical equation is
S2 (g) + C (s) <----> CS2 (g) Kc=9.40 at 900K
How many grams of CS2(g) can be prepared by heating 12.4 moles of S2(g) with excess carbon in a 7.20 L reaction vessel held at 900 K until equilibrium is attained?
construct the ICE table
here we donot want to consider the concentration of C because it is solide and it is excess
S2 (g) + C (s) <----> CS2 (g)
I 12.4 0
C -x +x
E 12.4-x +x
now equilibrium expression Kc
Kc = [CS2] / [S2]
9.40 = 12.4-x / x
9.4x = 12.4-x
10.4x = 12.4
x = 12.4 / 10.4
x = 1.1923 moles = [CS2]
grams of CS2 = moles of CS2 x molar mass x CS2
= 1.1923 grams x 76.14 gram/mole
=90.7823 grams