TEST- Equilibrium

SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT

1. A quantity of PCl5 was heated in a 10 litre vessel at 250°C;

PCl5  g   
 PCl3  g   Cl 2  g  . At equilibrium the vessel contains 0.1 mole of
PCl5 0.20 mole of PCl3 and 0.2 mole of Cl2 . The equilibrium constant of the reaction is
(a) 0.02 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.04 (d) 0.025
2. A mixture of 0.3 mole of H 2 and 0.3 mole of I 2 is allowed to react in a 10 litre evacuated
flask at 500°C. The reaction is H 2  I2  
 2HI, the K is found to be 64. The amount of
un-reacted I 2 at equilibrium is
(a) 0.15 mole (b) 0.06 mole (c) 0.03 mole (d) 0.2 mole
3. An amount of solid NH 4 HS is placed in a flask already containing ammonia gas at a
certain temperature and 0.50 atm pressure. Ammonium hydrogen sulphide decomposes to
yield NH3 and H 2S gases in the flask. When the decomposition reaction reaches
equilibrium, the total pressure in the flask rises to 0.84 atm. The equilibrium constant for
NH 4 HS decomposition at this temperature is
(a) 0.30 (b) 0.18 (c) 0.17 (d) 0.11
4. In a 500 ml capacity vessel CO and Cl2 are mixed to form COCl 2 . At equilibrium, it
contains 0.2 moles of COCl 2 and 0.1 mole of each of CO and Cl2 . The equilibrium
constant K C for the reaction CO  Cl2  
 COCl2 is
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
5. An equilibrium mixture of the reaction 2H 2 S  g   
 2H 2  g   S2  g  had 0.5 mole
H 2S, 0.10 mole H 2 and 0.4 mole S2 in one litre vessel. The value of equilibrium constant
(K) in mole litre 1 is
(a) 0.004 (b) 0.008 (c) 0.016 (d) 0.160
6. In Haber process 30 litres of dihydrogen and 30 litres of dinitrogen were taken for reaction,
which yielded only 50% of the expected product. What will be the composition of gaseous
mixture under the aforesaid condition in the end
(a) 20 litres ammonia, 25 litres nitrogen, 15 litres hydrogen
(b) 20 litres ammonia, 20 litres nitrogen, 20 litres hydrogen
(c) 10 litres ammonia, 25 litres nitrogen, 15 litres hydrogen
(d) 20 litres ammonia, 10 litres nitrogen, 30 litres hydrogen

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7. 3.2 moles of hydrogen iodide were heated in a sealed bulb at 444°C till the equilibrium
state was reached. Its degree of dissociation at this temperature was found to be 22%. The
numbers of moles of hydrogen iodide present at equilibrium are
(a) 2.496 (b) 1.87 (c) 2 (d) 4
8. 56 g of nitrogen and 8 g hydrogen gas are heated in a closed vessel. At equilibrium 34 g of
ammonia are present. The equilibrium number of moles of nitrogen, hydrogen and
ammonia are respectively
(a) 1, 2, 2 (b) 2, 2, 1 (c) 1, 1, 2 (d) 2, 1, 2
9. When NaNO3 is heated in a closed vessel, O2 is liberated and NaNO 2 is left behind. At
equilibrium
(a) addition of NaNO3 favours reaction

(b) addition of NaNO 2 favours reverse reaction

(c) increasing pressure favours reverse reaction

(d) all (a), (b), (c) are correct
10. For the reaction H 2  g   CO 2  g   
 CO  g   H 2 O  g  , if the initial concentration of
 H 2    CO2  an x moles / litre of hydrogen is consumed at equilibrium, the correct
expression of K p is

1  x 
2
x2 x2 x2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1  x  1  x  2  x 1  x2
2 2 2

 PCl3  Cl 2 . Is 20% at 1 atm pressure. Calculate K P

11. If dissociation for reaction, PCl5  

(a) 0.04 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.07 (d) 0.06

12. Ammonia under a pressure of 15 atm at 27°C is heated to 347°C in a close vessel in the
presence of a catalyst. Under the conditions, NH3 is partially decomposed according to the
 N 2  3H 2 . The vessel is such that the volume remains effectively
equation, 2NH3  
constant where as pressure increases to 50 atm. Calculate the percentage of NH3 actually
decomposed.
(a) 65% (b) 61.3% (c) 62.5% (d) 64%

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13. At 700 K, the equilibrium constant K p for the reaction 2SO3  g   
 2SO2  g   O 2  g 
is 1.80 10 3  R  8.314 Jk 1 mol 1  . The numerical value in moles per litre of K C for this
reaction at the same temperature will be
(a) 3.09 10 7 mol-litre (b) 5.07 108 mol-litre

(c) 8.18 10 9 mol-litre (d) 9.24 10 10 mol-litre

14. One mole of a compound AB reacts with one mole of a compound CD according to the
equation, AB  CD  
 AD  CB. When equilibrium had been established it was found
that 3/4 mole each of reactant AB and CD had been converted to AD and CB. There is no
change in volume. The equilibrium constant for the reaction is
9 1 16
(a) (b) (c) (d) 9
16 9 9
15. At constant temperature, the equilibrium constant  K P  for the decomposition reaction

N 2 O 4   
 4x P  ,
2

where P  pressure, x  extent of

 2NO 2 is expressed by K P
1  x  2

decomposition. Which one of the following statements is true?

(a) K p increases with increase of P

(b) K p increases with increase of x

(c) K p increases with decrease of x

(d) K p remains constant with change in P and x

16. In the following reaction 3A  B  

 2C  D. Initial mol of B is double of A. At
equilibrium mol of A and C are equal. Hence % dissociation of B is
(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 40% (d) 5%
17. CH 3  CO  CH 3  g   
 CH 3  CH 3  g   CO  g  . Initial pressure of CH 3COCH 3 is 100
1
mm. When equilibrium is set up mol fraction of CO  g  is hence K p is
3
(a) 100 mm (b) 50 mm (c) 25 mm (d) 150 mm
18. For the following equilibrium N 2 O 4  
 2NO 2 in gaseous phase, NO 2 is 50% of the
total volume when equilibrium is set up. Hence percent of dissociation of N 2O 4 is
(a) 50 % (b) 25% (c) 66.66% (d) 33.33%

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19. PCl5 is 40% dissociated when pressure is 2 atm. It will be 80% dissociated when pressure
is approximately
(a) 0.2 atm (b) 0.5 atm (c) 0.3 atm (d) 0.6 atm

20. 2 mol PCl5 , 1 mol Cl2 and 1 mol PCl3 are taken in 1 L flask. When equilibrium is setup,
PCl5 is found to 50% dissociate into the products. Hence K C is

(a) 4 mol L1 (b) 1.5 mol L1

(c) 1 mol L1 (d) 0.17 mol L1

21. N 2  3H 2  
 2NH3 . This is gaseous phase reaction taking place in 1 L flask at 127°C.
Starting with 1 mol N 2 and 3 H 2 , equilibrium mixture required 500 mL of 1 M HCl.
Hence K C is approximately
(a) 0.06 (b) 0.08 (c) 0.03 (d) 2.05

  C  D, equilibrium concentration of  C   D  0.5 M if we

22. For the reaction A  B  
start with 1 mol each of A and B. Percentage of A converted into C if we start with 2 mol
of A and 1 mol of B, is
(a) 25% (b) 40% (c) 66.66% (d) 33.33%
23. Which is/are correct relation (s) for equilibrium constant K
2.303RT log K
(a) G   2.303RT log K (b) E 0cell 
nF
H
(c) log K  log A  (d) all  a, b, c  are correct
2.303RT
24. Equilibrium constant K changes with temperature. At 300 K, equilibrium constant is 25 and
at 400 K it is 10. Hence backward reaction will have energy of activation
(a) equal to that of forward reaction
(b) less than that of forward reaction
(c) greater than that of forward reaction
(d) given values are not sufficient to explain give statement.
25. For the reaction NH 2 COONH 2  s   
 2NH 3  g   CO 2  g  the equilibrium constant
K p  2.92  105 atm3 . The total pressure of the gaseous products when 1 mol of reactant is
heated, will be
(a) 0.0194 atm (b) 0.0388 atm (c) 0.0582 atm (d) 0.0667 atm

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MORE THAN ONE CHOICE CORRECT

1. NaNO3 is heated in a closed vessel, O2 is liberated and NaNO 2 is left behind. At

equilibrium
(a) addition of NaNO 2 favours reverse reaction
(b) addition of NaNO3 favours forward reaction
(c) increasing temperature favours forward reaction
(d) increasing pressure favours reverse reaction
2. Which of the following will not affect the value of equilibrium constant of the reaction
H 2  g   I 2  g   
 2HI  g 
(a) change in initial conc. of reactants (b) change in temperature
(c) addition of catalyst (d) change in pressure
1
3. For the gas phase reaction, C2 H 4  H 2  
 C2 H 6 ; H  137 kJ mol carried out in a
closed vessel, the equilibrium concentration of C2 H 4 can be increased by
(a) increasing the temperature (b) decreasing the pressure
(c) removing some C2 H 6 (d) adding some H 2
4. For the reaction, PCl5  g   
 PCl3  g   Cl 2  g  , the forward reaction at constant
temperature is favoured by
(a) introducing inert gas at constant pressure (b) introducing inert gas at constant
volume
(c) introducing PCl5 at constant volume (d) introducing Cl2 at constant
volume
5. Which of the following is correct?
(a)  G   RT ln K p  at pressure 
(b)  G   RT ln K C  at concentration 
(c)  G   RT ln K C  at unit concentration 
(d)  G   RT ln K P  at unit pressure 
6. Which of the following is correct about the equilibrium?
(a) G  0
(b) Equilibrium constant is independent of initial concentration of reactants
(c) Catalyst has no effect on equilibrium state
(d) Reaction stops at equilibrium
7. Which of the following is correct?
H S
(a) 2.303log K   (b) G   2.303 RT log K
RT R

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 H S 1
(c) 2.303log K   (d) 2.303 log K   H  S 
RT 2 R RT
8. The unit of equilibrium constant is/are

(a)  atm   atm 

n n
(b)

(c)  mol / lit   lit / mol 

n n
(d)

1 1
9.  2AB  g  , K1 ; A 2  B2  
For the following reactions A 2  B2     AB  g  , K 2 ;
2 2
1 1
2AB  g   
 A 2  g   B2  g  , K 3 ; AB  g   
 A 2  g   B2  g  , K 4
2 2
then which of the following relations (s) is/are correct?
(a) K1  K 2  1 (b) K1  K 4  1

(c) K3  K 2  1 (d) none of these

 AB  g   B  g  , the degree of dissociation  β  of AB2  g  is

10. For the reaction AB2  g   
related with P or V as under
1 1 1
(a) β  (b) β  (c) β  (d) β  V
P V P
D0  D th
11. The degree of dissociation  β  ,  is correct matched for the equilibrium (where
 n  1 D th
D0 , D th is the vapour density observed the theoretical)

n 2n n n
(a) X  
 Y Z (b) X  
 Y Z
3 3 2 2
4n n 5n n
(c) X  
 Y Z (d) X  
 Y Z
5 5 6 6

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