Chemistry

Chemistry

Problem

The heterogeneous reaction CaCO3(s)+2 HCl(aq)⇌CaCl2(aq)+H2O(l)+CO2(g)\mathrm{CaCO_3(s)}+2\,\mathrm{HCl(aq)}\rightleftharpoons\mathrm{CaCl_2(aq)}+\mathrm{H_2O(l)}+\mathrm{CO_2(g)} occurs in a vessel that contains 1.00 L of solution beneath a 2.00 L gas headspace at 298 K. Before any reaction takes place, the solution contains 0.0500 mol HCl\mathrm{HCl} and 0.0200 mol CaCl2\mathrm{CaCl_2}, and the headspace contains CO2\mathrm{CO_2} at 1.20 atm. Assuming ideal behavior and that the volume of the solution is exactly 1.00 L, calculate the numerical value of the reaction quotient QQ at this initial moment.

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