16. The reaction SO,(g) + }02(g) 2 SO3(g) has an equilibrium constant of 33.4 atm-1/2 at 530°C. Calculate the total pressure in a reaction tank that has been charged with 10.00 atm each of SO, and O,,...

Extracted text: 16. The reaction SO,(g) + }02(g) 2 SO3(g) has an equilibrium constant of 33.4 atm-1/2 at 530°C. Calculate the total pressure in a reaction tank that has been charged with 10.00 atm each of SO, and O,, which are allowed to come to equi- librium. (This problem is simple in prin- ciple, but requires skillful use of the method of successive approximations to avoid having to solve a cubic equation.)