Physical and Chemical Equilibrium

LEVEL-II

1 In a chemical reaction, the rate constant for the 7 For the reaction,
–4
backward reaction is 7.5 ×10 and the equilibrium CO(g) + Cl 2(g) s COCl 2(g), the K p /KC is equal to
constant is 1.5. The rate constant for the forward (a) 1/RT (b) RT
reaction is (c) RT (d) 1.0
(a) 5 × 10–4
8 For the following reaction in gaseous phase
(b) 2 × 10–3
(c) 1.125 × 10−3
1
CO + O 2 → CO 2 . KC /K p is
(d) 9.0 × 10–4 2
(a) (RT )1/ 2 (b) (RT )−1/ 2
2 56 g of N 2 and 6 g of H 2 were kept at 400°C in 1 L
(c) (RT ) (d) (RT )−1
vessel. The equilibrium mixture contained 27.54 g of
NH 3 . The approximate value of KC for the above 9 For the reaction,
reaction in mol – 2 L2 is 1
SO 2(g ) +
O2(g ) H SO 3 (g )
(a) 0.128 (b) 0.118 2
(c) 0.148 (d) 0.008 if K p = K C(RT )x where, the symbols have their usual meaning
3 The concentration of CO 2 which will be in equilibrium then the value of x is (assuming ideality) ª 2014
with 2.5 ×10–2 mol L–1 of CO at 100°C. For the reaction 1 1
(a) −1 (b) − (c) (d) 1
FeO (s ) + CO (g ) s Fe (s) + CO 2 (g ); KC = 5.0 will be 2 2
(a) 0.5 × 10–1 mol L–1 (b) 1.25 × 10–1 mol L–1
(c) 2 × 10–2 mol L–1 (d) None of these Kp
10 The ratio for the reaction,
4 1.1 moles of A are mixed with 2.2 moles of B and the KC
mixture is kept in a 1 L flask till the equilibrium,
CO(g ) + _1 O 2 (g ) s CO 2 (g ) is
A + 2B s 2C + D is reached. At equilibrium, 2
0.2 mole of C is formed. The equilibrium constant of the 2013
above reaction is 1 1/ 2 (c) RT (d) 1
(a) (b) (RT )
(a) 0.0002 (b) 0.004 RT
(c) 0.001 (d) 0.003 11 A reversible chemical reaction is having two reactants in
5 In aqueous solution, the ionisation constants for carbonic equilibrium. If the concentration of the reactants are
−7 −11 doubled then the equilibrium constant will
acid are K 1 = 4.2 × 10 and K 2 = 4.8 × 10
(a) be doubled (b) become one fourth
Select the correct statement for a saturated 0.034 M (c) be halved (d) remain the same
solution of the carbonic acid. ª 2010
12 Consider the equilibrium reactions,
(a) The concentration of CO 2−
3 is 0.034 M K1
(b) The concentration of CO 2−
is greater than that of HCO −3
H3PO4 s H + + H 2PO −4
3
K2
(c) The concentration of H and HCO −3 are approximately
+
H 2PO −4 s H + + HPO 2−
4
equal
K3
(d) The concentration of H+ is double that of CO 2−
3 HPO 2−
4 s H + + PO 3−
4
6 The standard Gibbs energy change at 300 K for the The equilibrium constant, K for the following dissociation
reaction, 2A g B + C is 2494. 2 J. H 3PO 4 s 3H + + PO 34 − , is
At a given time, the composition of the reaction mixture is (a) K1 / K 2 ⋅ K 3 (b) K1 ⋅ K 2 ⋅ K 3
1 1
[A ] = , [B] = 2 and [C ] = . The reaction proceeds in the (c) K 2 / K1 ⋅ K 3 (d) K1 + K 2 + K 3
2 2
[R = 8.314 JK / mol, e = 2.718 ] ª2015 13 If K1 and K2 are the equilibrium constants of the equilibria
(a) forward direction because Q > KC (I) and (II) respectively, what is the relationship between
(b) reverse direction because Q > KC the two constants ?

I. SO 2 (g ) + _ O 2 (g ) s SO 3 (g )
(c) forward direction because Q < KC 1 K1

(d) reverse direction because Q < KC 2

K2
II. 2SO 3 (g ) s 2SO 2 (g ) + O 2 (g )
1
(a) (K1) =
2
(b) K 2 = (K1) 2
K2
1
(c) K1 = (d) K1 = K 2
K2
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20 For the reaction, N2O4(g ) s 2NO2(g ) the degree of

14 For the following three reactions (I), (II) and (III),
dissociation at equilibrium is 0.2 at 1 atm pressure. The
equilibrium constants are given
equilibrium constant, K p will be
I. CO(g ) + H 2O(g ) s CO 2 (g ) +H 2 (g ); K1 (a) 1/2 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/6 (d) 1/8
II. CH 4 (g ) + H 2O(g ) s CO(g ) +3H 2 (g ); K 2 21 At 30°C, Kp for the dissociation reaction
III. CH 4 (g )+2H 2O(g ) s CO 2 (g )+ 4H 2 (g ); K 3 SO 2Cl 2 (g ) s SO 2 (g ) + Cl 2
Which of the following relation is correct? is 2.9 × 10 atm. If the total pressure is 1 atm, the degree
–2

(a) K 3 = K1K 2 (b) K 3K 23 = K12 of dissociation of SO 2Cl 2 is (assume, 1– α 2 = 1 )

(c) K1 K 2 = K 3 (d) K 2K 3 = K1 (a) 87% (b) 13%
(c) 17% (d) 29%
15 The equilibrium constant, KC for the reaction, 22 The equilibrium constant Kp for the reaction,
1
SO 3 (g ) s SO 2 (g ) +
O 2 (g ) PCl 5 s PCl 3 + Cl 2 is 1.6 at 200°C.
2
is 4.9 × 10 –2 . The value of KC for the reaction, The pressure at which PCl 5 will be 50% dissociated at
200°C is
2 SO 2 (g ) + O 2 (g ) s 2SO 3 (g )
(a) 3.2 atm (b) 4.8 atm
will be approximately equal to
(c) 2.4 atm (d) 6.4 atm
(a) 416 (b) 2.40 × 10–3
(c) 9.8 × 10–2 (d) 4 .9 × 10–2
23 In reaction A + 2B s 2C + D, initial concentration of B
16 An aqueous solution contains 0.10 M H2S and 0.20 M was 1.5 times of [A], but at equilibrium the concentrations
−
HCl. If the equilibrium constants for the formation of HS of A and B became equal. The equilibrium constant for
from H2S is 1.0 × 10−7 and that of S 2− from HS − ions is the reaction is ª 2013
1.2 × 10−13 then the concentration of S 2− ions in aqueous
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
solution is ª 2018
(a) 5 × 10−8 (b) 3 × 10–20 24 The equilibrium constant at 298K for a reaction,
(c) 6 × 10–21 (d) 5 × 10–19 A + B s C + D is 100. If the initial concentrations of all
the four species were 1M each, then equilibrium
17 N 2(g ) + 3H 2(g ) s 2NH 3(g ); K1 …(i) concentration of D (in mol L−1) will be ª 2016
N 2 (g ) + O 2 (g ) s 2NO(g ); K 2 …(ii) (a) 0.818 (b) 1.818
1
H 2(g ) + O 2 (g ) s H 2O(g ); K 3 …(iii) (c) 1.182 (d) 0.182
2
The equation for the equilibrium constant of the reaction
5
2NH 3 (g ) + O 2 (g ) s 2NO(g ) + 3 H 2O(g ), (K 4 ) in
2
terms of K1, K 2 and K 3 is ª 2013
K1K 2 K1K 32 K 2K 33
(a) (b) (c) K1K 2K 3 (d)
K3 K2 K1

18 The equilibrium constant (K ) C for the reaction

N 2 (g ) + O 2 (g ) s 2 NO (g ) at temperature T is 4 × 10−4.
The value of KC for the reaction.
1 1
NO (g ) s N 2 (g ) + O 2 (g ) at the same temperature is
2 2
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(a) 0.02 (b) 2.5 × 102 (c) 4 × 10−4 (d) 50.0

19 At certain temperature and a total pressure of 10 Pa, 5

iodine vapours contains 40% by volume of iodine atoms.
K p for the equilibrium I2 (g ) s 2I (g ) will be
(a) 0.67 (b)1.5
(c) 2.67×104 (d) 9.0 ×104