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Q.Equimolar concentrations of H2H_2 and I2I_2 are heated to equilibrium in a 1 litre flask. What percentage of the initial concentration of H2H_2 has reacted at equilibrium if the rate constants for both the forward and reverse reactions are equal

(a) 33%
(b) 66%
(c) (33)2(33)^2%
(d) 16.5%
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Step 1. If kf=kbk_f=k_b, then KC=kf/kb=1K_C=k_f/k_b=1 for H2(g)+I2(g)⇌2HI(g)H_2(g)+I_2(g)\rightleftharpoons2HI(g).

Step 2. With equal initial concentrations C of H2H_2 and I2I_2, and x mol/L reacting: KC=(2x)2(C−x)(C−x)=4x2(C−x)2=1K_C=\dfrac{(2x)^2}{(C-x)(C-x)}=\dfrac{4x^2}{(C-x)^2}=1. …

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