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Part A) For a certain reaction, Kc = 2.48×109 and kf= 6.80×102 M2s1 . Calculate

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Question

Part A) For a certain reaction, Kc = 2.48×109 and kf= 6.80×102 M2s1 . Calculate the value of the reverse rate constant, kr, given that the reverse reaction is of the same molecularity as the forward reaction.

Part B)For a different reaction, Kc = 3.64×103, kf=703s1, and kr= 0.193 s1 . Adding a catalyst increases the forward rate constant to 2.18×104 s1 . What is the new value of the reverse reaction constant, kr, after adding catalyst?

Part C)Yet another reaction has an equilibrium constant Kc=4.32×105 at 25 C. It is an exothermic reaction, giving off quite a bit of heat while the reaction proceeds. If the temperature is raised to 200 C , what will happen to the equilibrium constant? Will the equilibrium increase, decrease, or not change?

Explanation / Answer

Part A) For a certain reaction, Kc = 2.48×109 and kf= 6.80×102 M2s1 . Calculate the value of the reverse rate constant, kr, given that the reverse reaction is of the same molecularity as the forward reaction.

Kc = Kf / Kr

2.48×10^9 = 6.80×10^2 / Kr

Kr = 2.74 x 10^7 M2s1

reverse rate constant, kr = 2.74 x 10^7 M2s1

Part B)For a different reaction, Kc = 3.64×103, kf=703s1, and kr= 0.193 s1 . Adding a catalyst increases the forward rate constant to 2.18×104 s1 . What is the new value of the reverse reaction constant, kr, after adding catalyst?

Kc = Kf / Kr

3.64×10^3 = 2.18×10^4 s1 / Kr

reversse rate constant Kr = 5.99 s-1

Part C)

equilibrium constant decreases.

because this is exothermic reaction . so if temperature is raised then the reaction shifts to back ward direction. then Kc decreases