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QJEEM25Ch3414: JEE Main 2025 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM25Ch3414 Solution: A vessel at 1000 K contains with a pressure of 0.5 atm . Some…

A vessel at 1000 K contains CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 with a pressure of 0.5 atm . Some of CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 is converted into CO on addition of graphite. If total pressure at equilibrium is 0.8 atm , then Kp is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 0.18 atm
  • B 0.3 atm
  • C 3 atm
  • D 1.8 atm

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

The reaction is:

CO2(g)+C(s)⇌2CO(g)

Initially, the pressure of CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 is 0.5 atm, and the pressure of CO\mathrm{CO} is 0 atm. Let 'x' be the change in pressure of CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 at equilibrium. Since the stoichiometric coefficient of CO is twice that of CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 , the pressure of CO formed at equilibrium is 2x.

At equilibrium:

Pressure of CO2=0.5−x\mathrm{CO}_2 = 0.5 - x

Pressure of CO=2x\mathrm{CO} = 2x

The total pressure at equilibrium is given as 0.8 atm. Therefore:

(0.5−x)+2x=0.8

0.5+x=0.8

x=0.8−0.5=0.3

So, at equilibrium:

Pressure of CO2=0.5−0.3=0.2 atm\mathrm{CO}_2 = 0.5 - 0.3 = 0.2 \text{ atm}

Pressure of CO=2(0.3)=0.6 atm\mathrm{CO} = 2(0.3) = 0.6 \text{ atm}

The equilibrium constant KpK_p is given by:

Kp=PCO2PCO2

Kp=(0.6)20.2=0.360.2=1.8 atm

Therefore, the value of KpK_p is 1.8 atm.

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