Question

What is the equilibrium expression for the reaction below?

Caco (s)
Cao(s) + CO (g)
A.
B.
[Cacoz]
[Cao]
[Caco.]
[Cao]+[CO,
[Cao][COL]
[Caco:]
C.
D. [co]

Answer 1

D. [CO₂]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's consider the following equation at equilibrium.

CaCO₃(s) ⇄ CaO(s) + CO₂(g)

The equilibrium constant, Kc, is the ratio of the equilibrium concentrations of products over the equilibrium concentrations of reactants each raised to the power of their stoichiometric coefficients. It only includes gases and aqueous species.

Kc = [CO₂]