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Ch.15 - Chemical Equilibrium

Chapter 15, Problem 76c

A sample of nitrosyl bromide (NOBr) decomposes according to the equation 2 NOBr(𝑔) β‡Œ 2 NO(𝑔) + Br2(𝑔) An equilibrium mixture in a 5.00-L vessel at 100Β°C contains 3.22 g of NOBr, 3.08 g of NO, and 4.19 g of Br2. (c) What was the mass of the original sample of NOBr?

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Hey everyone. Our question here states at equilibrium. The following decomposition reaction has 2.38 g of sodium nitrate, 3.92 g of sodium nitrite and 1.29 g of oxygen. How much in grams of sodium nitrate is there originally? If it is the only substance at the start of the reaction. Now, we know that all of our sodium nitrite and our oxygen present at equilibrium came from the decomposition of our original sodium nitrate. So the mass of our original sodium nitrate will be the sum of the masses of all of our compounds at equilibrium. So grams of sodium nitrate is going to be 2. g plus 3.92 g plus 1.29 g. This will get us to a total of 7.59 g of sodium nitrate, which is going to be our final answer. So I hope this made sense. And let us know if you have any questions.
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When 2.00 mol of SO2Cl2 is placed in a 2.00-L flask at 303 K, 56% of the SO2Cl2 decomposes to SO2 and Cl2: SO2Cl2(𝑔) β‡Œ SO2(𝑔) + Cl2(𝑔) (a) Calculate 𝐾𝑐 for this reaction at this temperature.

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A sample of nitrosyl bromide (NOBr) decomposes according to the equation 2 NOBr(𝑔) β‡Œ 2 NO(𝑔) + Br2(𝑔) An equilibrium mixture in a 5.00-L vessel at 100Β°C contains 3.22 g of NOBr, 3.08 g of NO, and 4.19 g of Br2. (b) What is the total pressure exerted by the mixture of gases?

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