A vessel at 1000 K contains CO 2 with a pressure of 0.5 atm . Some of CO 2 is converted into CO on addition of graphite. If total pressure at equilibrium is 0.8 atm , then Kp is :

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A vessel at 1000 K contains CO 2 ​ with a pressure of 0.5 atm . Some of CO 2 ​ is converted into CO on addition of graphite. If total pressure at equilibrium is 0.8 atm , then Kp is :

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CO 2 ​ ( g ) + C ( s ) ⇌ 0.5 0.5 − x ​ 2 CO ( g ) − 2 x ​ P total ​ = 0.5 + x = 0.8 x = 0.3 K P ​ = 0.2 ( 0.6 ) 2 ​ = 1.8 ​

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