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Given the following reactions:
COBr2 (g) --------------- > CO (g) + Br2 (g) K = .190 at 73 °C
2 BrCl (g) ------------ > Br2 (g) + Cl2 (g) K = 310 at 73 °C (estimated)
Find the equilibrium constant at 73 °C for: CO + BrCl ------- > COBr2 + Cl2
Find the equilibrium constant at 73 °C for: CO + BrCl ------- > COBr2 + Cl2
COBr2 (g) --------------- > CO (g) + Br2 (g) K = .190 at 73 °C---1
2 BrCl (g) ------------ > Br2 (g) + Cl2 (g) K = 310 at 73 °C---2
CO + BrCl ------- > COBr2 + Cl2
To find the above reaction reverse the eq 1.
CO (g) + Br2 (g) --------------- > COBr2 (g) K’= 1/K=1/0.190=5.36 ---3
On reversing the equation new equilibrium constant is 1/K
Now add eq 2 and 3
CO (g) + Br2 (g) --------------- > COBr2 (g)
2 BrCl (g) ------------ > Br2 (g) + Cl2 (g)
CO + 2BrCl ------- > COBr2 + Cl2
To add equation equilibrium constant are multiplied
K = 5.36 *310
K= 1661.6