Consider the following reactions in equilibrium N2 + 3H2 β 2NH3 (K1) N2 + O2 β 2NO (K2) H2 + (1/2)O2 β AITS & Test Series Chemistry Question
Question
Consider the following reactions in equilibrium N2 + 3H2 β 2NH3 (K1) N2 + O2 β 2NO (K2) H2 + (1/2)O2 β H2O (K3) Then the equilibrium constant for the reaction 2NH3 + (5/2)O2 β 2NO + 3H2O (All the above reactions are in homogeneous equilibrium)

π‘ Solution & Explanation
3 2 2 1 1 2NH N 3H K ο¦ οΆ ο« ο§ ο· ο¨ οΈ οοοο οοοο β¦ (1) ο¨ ο© 2 2 2 N O 2NO K ο« οοοο οοοο β¦ (2) ο¨ ο© 3 2 2 2 3 3 3H O 3H O K 2 ο« οοοο οοοο β¦ (3) Adding (1), (2) and (3) ο¨ ο© 3 2 2 eq 5 2NH O 2NO 3H O K 2 ο« ο« οοοο οοοο 3 2 3 eq 1 K K K K ο ο½