Temperature Dependence of Equilibrium Constant for Reaction of Water and Carbon Monoxide to Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen
Temperature Dependence of Equilibrium Constant for Reaction of Water and Carbon Monoxide to Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen
This Demonstration shows the effects of temperature upon the equilibrium constant, , for the formation of O and from and . The expression for was derived using the partition functions for each of the constituent species: .
K
C
H
2
CO
H
2
CO
2
K
C
q
qH2O×qCO
qH2×qCO2