SCH4U – Chemistry Lesson 17

Support Questions
1. What are the conditions necessary for equilibrium?

2. What is a forward reaction versus a reverse reaction?

3. What are the characteristics of equilibrium?

4. When ammonia is heated, it decomposes into nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas
according to the following equation;

2NH3(g) ļ N2(g) + 3H2(g)

When 4.0 mol of NH3(g) is introduced into a 2L container and heated to a particular
temperature, the amount of ammonia changes to 2.0 mol. Determine the
equilibrium concentrations of the other two entities.

5. When carbon dioxide is heated in a closed container, it decomposes into carbon

monoxide and oxygen according to the following equilibrium equation:

2 CO2(g) ļ2CO(g) + O2(g)

When 2 mol of CO2(g) is placed in a 5.0L container and heated to a particular

temperature, the equilibrium concentration of CO2(g) is measured to be 0.39mol/L.
Determine the equilibrium concentrations of CO(g) and O2(g).

6. At 400C, 2.0 mol of pure NOCl(g) is introduced into a 2.0L flask. The NOCl(g) partially
decomposes according to the following equilibrium equation:

2NOCl(g) ļ 2NO(g) + Cl2(g)

At equilibrium, the concentration of NO(g) is 0.032 mol/L. Determine the equilibrium

concentrations of NOCl(g) and Cl2(g) at this temperature.

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