Calculate the percentage change in Kx for the reaction CH3OH(g) + NoCl(g)

HCl(g) + CH3NO2(g) when the total pressure is increased from 1.0 bar to 2.0
bar at constant temperature. Strategy To solve this exercise well begin with
the definition of equilibrium constant (Equation 6.13 pg 216) K = j a
vj j equilibrium As this reactions is for gas, the activity of each reactant
and product is taken as proportional to its partial pressure by aj = pj/p
Hence the expression for K of this reaction is K = (pHCl/p) 1
(pCH3NO2 /p) 1 (pCH3OH/p) 1 (pNoCl/p) 1 = pHCl pCH3NO2 pCH3OH
pNoCl We also know that the partial pressure pj of each j-th compound
can be related to the mole fraction of compound j j in the gas mixture and
the total pressure p. pj = jp This relationship allows us to determine K in
terms of total pressure p and mole fractions. K = pHCl pCH3NO2 pCH3OH
pNoCl = HClp CH3NO2 p CH3OHp NoClp = HCl CH3NO2
CH3OH NoCl Here we see that in this expression for K the total
pressures p in the numerator and denominator cancel. Therefore K is
independent of the total pressure and will not change with a change in
pressure. This could also be discerned from simple physical intuition about
this specific reaction. As there are the same number of moles of gas on both
the reactants and products side, the total moles of gas is independent of the
extent of reaction. Converting more moles of reactants into products (or vice
versa) doesnt effect the total moles of gas and the equilibrium in this
reaction therefore isnt effected by the total pressure. 8 CHEM 3411, Fall
2010 Solution Set 6 Solution K will not change