Dihydrogen gas used in Haber’s pro | Class 11 Chemistry Chapter Equilibrium, Equilibrium NCERT Solutions

Question:

Dihydrogen gas used in Haber’s process is produced by reacting methane from natural gas with high temperature steam. The first stage of two stage reaction involves the formation of CO and H2. In second stage, CO formed in first stage is reacted with more steam in water gas shift reaction,

CO (g) + H2O (g) CO2 (g) + H2 (g)

If a reaction vessel at 400°C is charged with an equimolar mixture of CO and steam such that PCO  = PH2O = 4.0  bar, what will be the partial pressure of H2 at equilibrium? Kp= 10.1 at 400°C.

Answer:

Let the partial pressure of both carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas be p. The given reaction is:

                        CO (g)   +    H2O (g)        CO2 (g)    +   H2 (g)

Initial Conc.      4.0 bar          4.0 bar             0                   0

At equilibrium    4.0-p           4.0-p                 p                   p

It is given that Kp  =  10.1

Now,

Hence, at equilibrium, the partial pressure of H2 will be 3.04 bar.


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Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Chemistry - Chapter . This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise 1 , Question 31: Dihydrogen gas used in Haber’s process is produced by reacting methane from natural gas with h....