PART A.
Acetylene, C2H2, can be converted to ethane, C2H6, by a process
known as hydrogenation. The reaction is
C2H2(g)+2H2(g)⇌C2H6(g)
All pressures equal to 1 atm and the common reference
temperature 298 K, What is Kp?
Substance
ΔG∘f
(kJ/mol)
C2H2(g)
209.2
H2(g)
0
C2H6(g)
−32.89
PART B.
At 25 ∘C the reaction from Part A has a composition as shown in
the table below.
Substance
Pressure
(atm)
C2H2(g)
4.95
H2(g)
5.65
C2H6(g)
1.25×10−2
What is the free energy change, ΔG,...