Mercury and oxygen react to form mercury(II) oxide, like this: 2 Hg(1)+O(9)-2 HgO(s) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 8.1 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 18.6 g 0₂ 10.4 g HgO 20.8 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. *-0 X

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Mercury and oxygen react to form mercury(II) oxide, like this:
2 Hg(1)+O(9)-2 HgO(s)
At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 8.1 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the
following composition:
compound amount
Hg
18.6 g
0₂
10.4 g
HgO
20.8 g
Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
*-0
X
Transcribed Image Text:Mercury and oxygen react to form mercury(II) oxide, like this: 2 Hg(1)+O(9)-2 HgO(s) At a certain temperature, a chemist finds that a 8.1 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury, oxygen, and mercury(II) oxide at equilibrium has the following composition: compound amount Hg 18.6 g 0₂ 10.4 g HgO 20.8 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K, for this reaction. Round your answer to 2 significant digits. *-0 X
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