Question

Write Qc for each of the following:(1) Gaseous sulfur tetrafluoride reacts with liquid water to produce gaseous sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride gas. (2) Solid molybdenum(VI) oxide reacts with gaseous xenon difluoride to form liquid molybdenum(VI) fluoride, xenon gas, and oxygen gas.

Answer 1

Answer : The expression for reaction quotient will be :

(1) $Q_c=\frac{[SO_2][HF]^4}{[SF_4]}$

(2) $Q_c=\frac{[O_2]^2[Xe]}{[XeF_2]}$

Explanation :

Reaction quotient $(Q_c)$ : It is defined as the measurement of the relative amounts of products and reactants present during a reaction at a particular time.

(1) The given balanced chemical reaction is,

$SF_4(g)+2H_2O(l)\rightarrow SO_2(g)+4HF(g)$

In this expression, only gaseous or aqueous states are includes and pure liquid or solid states are omitted.  So, the expression for reaction quotient will be :

$Q_c=\frac{[SO_2][HF]^4}{[SF_4]}$

(2) The given balanced chemical reaction is,

$2MoO_2(s)+XeF_2(g)\rightarrow 2MoF(l)+Xe(g)+2O_2(g)[/texIn this expression, only gaseous or aqueous states are includes and pure liquid or solid states are omitted. So, the expression for reaction quotient will be :[tex]Q_c=\frac{[O_2]^2[Xe]}{[XeF_2]}$