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Q.K1K_1 and K2K_2 are the equilibrium constants for the reactions respectively.
[!FORMULA] N2(g)+O2(g)⇌2NO(g)(K1)N_2(g) + O_2(g) \rightleftharpoons 2NO(g) \quad (K_1)
[!FORMULA] 2NO(g)+O2(g)⇌2NO2(g)(K2)2NO(g) + O_2(g) \rightleftharpoons 2NO_2(g) \quad (K_2)
What is the equilibrium constant for the reaction NO2(g)⇌12N2(g)+O2(g)NO_2(g) \rightleftharpoons \frac{1}{2}N_2(g) + O_2(g)

(a) 1K1K2\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{K_1K_2}}
(b) (K1K2)1/2(K_1K_2)^{1/2}
(c) 12K1K2\dfrac{1}{2K_1K_2}
(d) (1K1K2)3/2\left(\dfrac{1}{K_1K_2}\right)^{3/2}
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Step 1. Adding reaction (i) N2+O2⇌2NON_2+O_2\rightleftharpoons2NO (K1K_1) and reaction (ii) 2NO+O2⇌2NO22NO+O_2\rightleftharpoons2NO_2 (K2K_2) gives N2+2O2⇌2NO2N_2+2O_2\rightleftharpoons2NO_2, with constant K1K2K_1K_2.

Step 2. The target reaction, NO2⇌12N2+O2NO_2\rightleftharpoons\tfrac12N_2+O_2, is exactly one-half of the REVERSE of N2+2O2⇌2NO2N_2+2O_2\rightleftharpoons2NO_2. …

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