Why do you add hydroxide to your hexanediamine solution? what would occur if you did not add it?.
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<h3>Why is Hydroxide added ?</h3>
In the polymerization reaction, the lone pair electrons on the NH₂ groups of hexanediamine attack the C=O groups of the dicarboxylic acid in a nucleophilic substitution reaction as shown in the image.
Hydroxide is added to remove any H⁺ ions present and keep the hexanediamine in the deprotonated form, so that the NH₂ lone pair electrons are available for reaction.
<h3 /><h3>What if you don't add it ?</h3>If hydroxide is not added, the NH₂ groups will get protonated by H⁺ ions present to give NH₃⁺ groups, which cannot react.
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Answer : The concentration of HI (g) at equilibrium is, 0.643 M
Explanation :
The given chemical reaction is:
Initial conc. 0.10 0.10 0.50
At eqm. (0.10-x) (0.10-x) (0.50+2x)
As we are given:
The expression for equilibrium constant is:
Now put all the given values in this expression, we get:
x = 0.0713 and x = 0.134
We are neglecting value of x = 0.134 because the equilibrium concentration can not be more than initial concentration.
Thus, we are taking value of x = 0.0713
The concentration of HI (g) at equilibrium = (0.50+2x) = [0.50+2(0.0713)] = 0.643 M
Thus, the concentration of HI (g) at equilibrium is, 0.643 M