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PChem Equilibrium Constant Please Help!

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Physical Chemistry Physical Chemisty (8th Ed.) Atkins 7 Exercise 7.5(a)
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The standard reation enthalpy of  is approximately constant at +224 kJmol-1 from 920 K up to 1280 K. The standard reaction Gibbs energy is +33 kJmol-1 1280 K. Estimate the temperature at which the equilibrium constant becomes greater than 1. Comment on the result.
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posted by obama on 12/2/2008 7:15:17 AM  |  status: Live
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Relation between ΔrxnG0 and equilibrium constant K is
                             ΔrxnG0 = -RTlnK
              
                            ΔrxnG0 =33 x100 J/K.mol  , R =8.314J/K.mol  
                               T =1280K      ,K =?
 
                              lnK = -  ΔrxnG0 /RT
                                    =  -33 x100 J/K.mol /(8.314J/K.mol  *1280K)
                                   =  -3.1009
                              K= 0.0450        at  T=1280K
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To find the tempeature at which K>1 ,we have to recall the formula relating the equilibrium constant value at one temperature to the equilibrium constant valu at another temperature ,standard enthalpy change .
                   i.,e ln(K2/K1) = (-ΔrxnH0/R)[1/T2  -1/T1]
 
We have ,      K1 =0.0450        ,T1 =1280K
                      K2=1                  ,  T2 =  ?
                     ΔrxnH0 = +224 kJmol-1  ,R  = 8.314J/K.mol
 
                     ln(1/0.0450)=(-224 kJmol-1 /  8.314J/K.mol)[1/T2 - 1/1280K]
                        3.1010  = -26942.51 *[1/T2 - 1/1280K]
                         1/T2 =  (3.1010 / -26942.51) + (1/1280)
                                 =8.9634x10^-04
                          T2 = 1115.65K
Therefore ,above 1115.65K ,the equilibrium constant value greater than one .
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