The dissociation equilibrium of a gas $\mathrm{AB}_2$ can be represented as, $2 \mathrm{AB}_2(\mathrm{~g})…

The dissociation equilibrium of a gas $\mathrm{AB}_2$ can be represented as, $2 \mathrm{AB}_2(\mathrm{~g}) \rightleftharpoons 2 \mathrm{AB}(\mathrm{g})+\mathrm{B}_2(\mathrm{~g})$. The degree of dissociation is ' $\mathrm{x}$ ' and is small compared to 1. The expression relating the degree of dissociation $(\mathrm{x})$ with equilibrium constant $K_P$ and total pressure $\mathrm{P}$ is
  1. $\left(\frac{K_p}{P}\right)$
  2. $\left(\frac{2 K_P}{P}\right)$
  3. $\left(\frac{2 K_P}{P}\right)^{1 / 3}$
  4. $\left(\frac{2 K_P}{P}\right)^{1 / 2}$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & 2 \mathrm{AB}_2 \rightleftharpoons 2 \mathrm{AB}+\mathrm{B}_2 \\ & 1 \\ & 00 \\ & 1-x \\ & \mathrm{x} \quad \mathrm{x} / 2 \\ & \end{aligned}$ Total mole at equi. $=1+\frac{x}{2}$ $\therefore K_P=\frac{\left(\frac{x}{1+x / 2} \times P\right)^2\left(\frac{x / 2}{1+x / 2} \times P\right)}{\left(\frac{1-x}{1+x / 2} \times P\right)^2}$ (Here $x$ is degree of dissociation) or $K_P=\frac{x^3 P}{2}$ or $x^3=\frac{2 K_P}{P}$ or $x=\left(\frac{2 K_P}{P}\right)^{1 / 3}$

Asked in: NEET 2008 (Mains)

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