<u>Answer:</u> The expression for equilibrium constant is ![K_{eq}=\frac{[HOCl]^2}{[H_2O][Cl_2]^2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_%7Beq%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5BHOCl%5D%5E2%7D%7B%5BH_2O%5D%5BCl_2%5D%5E2%7D)
<u>Explanation:</u>
Equilibrium constant is defined as the ratio of concentration of products to the concentration of reactants each raised to the power their stoichiometric ratios. It is expressed as 
For the general chemical equation:

The expression for
is given as:
![K_c=\frac{[C]^c[D]^d}{[A]^a[B]^b}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_c%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5BC%5D%5Ec%5BD%5D%5Ed%7D%7B%5BA%5D%5Ea%5BB%5D%5Eb%7D)
For the given chemical reaction:

The expression for
is given as:
![K_{eq}=\frac{[HOCl]^2[HgO.HgCl_2]}{[HgO]^2[H_2O][Cl_2]^2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_%7Beq%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5BHOCl%5D%5E2%5BHgO.HgCl_2%5D%7D%7B%5BHgO%5D%5E2%5BH_2O%5D%5BCl_2%5D%5E2%7D)
The concentration of solid is taken to be 0.
So, the expression for
is given as:
![K_{eq}=\frac{[HOCl]^2}{[H_2O][Cl_2]^2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_%7Beq%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5BHOCl%5D%5E2%7D%7B%5BH_2O%5D%5BCl_2%5D%5E2%7D)
A) Time for salt to dissolve.
This factor depends on the other steps mentioned to dissolve the salt.
The answer to question 16 is CO and MgO