Hydrogen and chlorine react to form hydrogen chloride, like this: H2(g) + Cl,(g) → 2 HCl(g)
Also, a chemist finds that at a certain temperature the equilibrium mixture of hydrogen, chlorine, and hydrogen chloride has the following composition:
compound pressure at equilibrium
H2 0.78
Cl2 1.2M
HCl 1.6M
Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant for this reaction. Round your answer to significant digits.

The value of the equilibrium constant for this reaction is 2.7

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. It is expressed as  

For the given chemical reaction:

The expression for is written as:

Thus the value of the equilibrium constant for this reaction is 2.7

if the concentration of products is decreased, the equilibrium will shift toward the products). add an inert gas (one that is not involved in the reaction) to the constant-volume reaction mixture: this will increase the total pressure of the system, but will have no effect on the equilibrium condition.

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