(a) Calculate the value of Kc for the reaction: PCl5 (g)                PCl3 (g)   +    Cl2 (g)               ΔH = Positive   Given that when 8.4 mol of PCl5 (g) is mixed with 1.8 mol of PCl3 (g) and allowed to come to equilibrium in a 10 dm3 container the amount of PCl5 (g) at equilibrium is 7.2 mol.     Kc =

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  4 (a) Calculate the value of Kc for the reaction:

PCl5 (g)                PCl3 (g)   +    Cl2 (g)               ΔH = Positive

 

Given that when 8.4 mol of PCl5 (g) is mixed with 1.8 mol of PCl3 (g) and allowed to come to equilibrium in a 10 dm3 container the amount of PCl5 (g) at equilibrium is 7.2 mol.

 

 

Kc =

 

(b) Explain the effect of the following changes below on the value of Kc:

 

  • Increasing temperature

 

  • Lowering the concentration of chlorine (Cl2)

 

  • Addition of a catalyst
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