Question

Consider the reaction.

Answer 1

Answer: The value of Keq for the reaction expressed in scientific notation is  $1.6\times 10^{-5}$

Explanation:

Equilibrium constant is defined as the ratio of concentration of products to the concentration of reactants each raised to the power their stoichiometric ratios.

For the given chemical reaction:

$2NOCl(g)\rightarrow 2NO(g)+Cl_2(g)$

The expression for $K_{eq}$ is written as:

$K_{eq}=\frac{[NO]^2\times [Cl_2]}{[NOCl]^2}$

$K_{eq}=\frac{(1.2\times 10^{-3})^2\times (2.2\times 10^{-3})}{(1.4\times 10^{-2})^2}$

$K_{eq}=1.6\times 10^{-5}$

The value of Keq for the reaction expressed in scientific notation is  $1.6\times 10^{-5}$