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Lexan is a plastic used to make compact discs, eyeglass lenses, and bullet-proof glass. One of the compounds used to make Lexan is phosgene ($COCl_2$), an extremely poisonous gas. Phosgene decomposes by the reaction $COCl_2(g) \rightleftharpoons CO(g) + Cl_2(g)$ for which $K_p = 6.8 \times 10^{-9}$ at 100°C. If pure phosgene at an initial pressure of 4.4 atm decomposes, calculate the equilibrium pressures of all species. Partial pressure of $COCl_2$ = atm Partial pressure of CO = atm Partial pressure of $Cl_2$ = ____ atm

          Lexan is a plastic used to make compact discs, eyeglass lenses, and bullet-proof glass. One of the compounds used to make Lexan is phosgene ($COCl_2$), an extremely poisonous gas. Phosgene decomposes by the reaction
$COCl_2(g) \rightleftharpoons CO(g) + Cl_2(g)$
for which $K_p = 6.8 \times 10^{-9}$ at 100°C. If pure phosgene at an initial pressure of 4.4 atm decomposes, calculate the equilibrium pressures of all species.
Partial pressure of $COCl_2$ = ____ atm
Partial pressure of CO = ____ atm
Partial pressure of $Cl_2$ = ____ atm

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The initial pressure of $COCl_2$ is 4.4 atm. The equilibrium constant $K_p$ is given by: $K_p = \frac{P_{CO} \times P_{Cl_2}}{P_{COCl_2}} = 6.8 \times 10^{-9}$ Show more…

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Lexan is a plastic used to make compact discs, eyeglass lenses, and bullet-proof glass. One of the compounds used to make Lexan is phosgene ($COCl_2$), an extremely poisonous gas. Phosgene decomposes by the reaction $COCl_2(g) \rightleftharpoons CO(g) + Cl_2(g)$ for which $K_p = 6.8 \times 10^{-9}$ at 100°C. If pure phosgene at an initial pressure of 4.4 atm decomposes, calculate the equilibrium pressures of all species. Partial pressure of $COCl_2$ = ____ atm Partial pressure of CO = ____ atm Partial pressure of $Cl_2$ = ____ atm

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