Chemical equilibrium worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
CO0.2mol/L+H2​O0.3mol/L⇌CO2​0.25mol/L+H2​0.1mol/LKc​ = ?

For the reaction CO + H2O ⇌ CO2 + H2, the equilibrium concentrations are [CO] = 0.2 mol/L, [H2O] = 0.3 mol/L, [CO2] = 0.25 mol/L, [H2] = 0.1 mol/L. Find the equilibrium constant Kc.

[CO] = 0.2[H2O] = 0.3[CO2] = 0.25[H2] = 0.1
Kc =
2.Easy
PCl5​0.12mol/L⇌PCl3​0.5mol/L+Cl2​0.2mol/LKc​ = ?

For the reaction PCl5 ⇌ PCl3 + Cl2, the equilibrium concentrations are [PCl5] = 0.12 mol/L, [PCl3] = 0.5 mol/L, [Cl2] = 0.2 mol/L. Find the equilibrium constant Kc.

[PCl5] = 0.12[PCl3] = 0.5[Cl2] = 0.2
Kc =
3.Medium
H2​I2​HII0.250.250C−x−x+2xE0.25 − x0.25 − x2x

0.25 mol/L of H₂ and 0.25 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 64. Find the equilibrium concentration [HI].

[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.25 mol/LKc = 64
[HI] = mol/L
4.Medium
H2​I2​HII0.50.50C−x−x+2xE0.5 − x0.5 − x2x

0.5 mol/L of H₂ and 0.5 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 64. Find the equilibrium concentration [HI].

[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.5 mol/LKc = 64
[HI] = mol/L
5.Hard
PCl5​PCl3​Cl2​I100C−x+x+xE1 − xxx

PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.2 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 1 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].

[PCl₅]₀ = 1 mol/LKc = 0.2
[PCl5] = mol/L
6.Hard
PCl5​PCl3​Cl2​I0.2500C−x+x+xE0.25 − xxx

PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.01 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.25 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].

[PCl₅]₀ = 0.25 mol/LKc = 0.01
[PCl5] = mol/L

Answer key

  1. 1. Kc = 0.4167
  2. 2. Kc = 0.8333
  3. 3. [HI] = 0.4 mol/L
  4. 4. [HI] = 0.8 mol/L
  5. 5. [PCl5] = 0.6417 mol/L
  6. 6. [PCl5] = 0.2048 mol/L

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