Question

Consider this equilibrium: COCl2(g) CO(g) + Cl2(g) Keq = 8.1 x 10-4. What is true for this system?

Answer 1

Answer is: [COCl₂] > [CO][Cl₂]
Chemical reaction: COCl₂(g) ⇄ CO(g) + Cl₂(g); Keq = 8.1 x 10⁻⁴.
Keq = [CO] · [Cl₂] / [COCl₂]; equilibrrium constant of chemical reaction.
[CO] · [Cl₂] / [COCl₂] = 0,00081.
Equilibrium product concentration is much more less than equilibrium concentration of reactant.