JEE Main 20149 AprilOnline
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2014
- Date
- 9 April
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Chemical Equilibrium
JEE Main 2014 · 9 April · Online · Chemistry · Chemical Equilibrium
At a certain temperature, only 50% HI is dissociated into H 2 and I...
At a certain temperature, only 50% HI is dissociated into H2 and I2 at equilibrium. The equilibrium constant is :
Options
- A0.5
- B4.0
- C1.0
- D0.25
Correct answer
D. 0.25
Step-by-step solution
\begin{cases}2\text{H}\text{I}\left(\text{g}\right) & ⇌ & {\text{H}_{2}\left(\text{g}\right) & + & {\text{I}_{2}\left(\text{g}\right) \\ \text{Moles} & 1 - \alpha & \dfrac{\alpha}{2} & \dfrac{\alpha}{2} \\ \text{Concentration} & \dfrac{1 - \alpha}{\text{V}} & \dfrac{\alpha}{\text{2V}} & \dfrac{\alpha}{\text{2V}}\end{cases}{\text{K}}_{\text{C}} = \dfrac{\left[{\text{H}_{2}\right]\left[{\text{I}_{2}\right]}{{\left[\text{H}\text{I}\right]}^{2}} = \dfrac{\left[\dfrac{\alpha}{\text{2V}}\right]\left[\dfrac{\alpha}{\text{2V}}\right]}{{\left[\dfrac{1 - \alpha}{\text{V}}\right]}^{2}}<br /><br /> \left(\begin{cases}∴ \alpha & = & \text{0.50} \\ \dfrac{\alpha}{2} & = & \text{0.25}\end{cases}\right)