In a chemical engineering process, water vapor (H20) is heated to sufficiently high temperatures that a significant portion of the water dissociates, or splits apart, to form oxygen (02) and hydrogen...

In a chemical engineering process, water vapor (H20) is heated to sufficiently high temperatures that a significant portion of the water dissociates, or splits apart, to form oxygen (02) and hydrogen (H2): H20 = H2 +02. If it is assumed that this is the only reaction involved, the mole fraction x of H20 that dissociates K = 2p 2+x can be represented by where K = the reaction equilibrium constant and p total pressure of the mixture. If Pe = 3.5 atm and K = 0.04, determine the value of x

Extracted text: Ql: In a chemical engineering process, water vapor (H20) is heated to sufficiently high temperatures that a significant portion of the water dissociates, or splits apart, to form oxygen (02) and hydrogen (H2): H,0 = Hz +02. If it is assumed that this is the only reaction involved, the mole fraction x of H20 that dissociates 2p K = 1-x 2+x can be represented by where K = the reaction equilibrium constant and p = the total pressure of the mixture. If Pe = 3.5 atm and K = 0.04, determine the value of x