A 0.055 mol sample of formaldehyde vapor, CH2O, was placed in a heated 500 mL vessel and some of it decomposed. The reaction is CH2O(g) H2(g) + CO(g) At equilibrium, the CH2O(g) concentration was 0.051 mol L-1. Calculate the value of Kc for this reaction?

Kc for this reaction is 0.06825

Explanation:

Step 1: Data given

Number of moles formaldehyde CH2O = 0.055 moles

Volume = 500 mL = 0.500 L

At equilibrium, the CH2O(g) concentration = 0.051 mol

Step 2: The balanced equation

CH2O  <=>  H2 + CO

Step 3: Calculate the initial concentrations

Concentration = moles / volume

[CH2O] = 0.055 moles . 0.500 L

[CH2O] = 0.11 M

[H2] = 0M

[CO] = 0M

Step 4: The concentration at the equilibrium

[CH2O] = 0.11 - X M = 0.051 M

[H2] = XM

[CO] = XM

[CH2O] = 0.11 - X M = 0.051 M

X = 0.11 - 0.051 = 0.059

[H2] = XM = 0.059 M

[CO] = XM = 0.059 M

Step 5: Calculate Kc

Kc = [H2][CO]/[CHO]

Kc = (0.059 * 0.059) / 0.051

Kc = 0.06825

Kc for this reaction is 0.06825

the answer is a

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water also has high (the attraction of one substance to another) properties because of its polar nature. adhesion of water molecules to plant cell walls counteract gravity while water is transported from roots to leaves.

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therefore, option d) is the correct answer.

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