Hello everyone.
I have the reaction 2HgO = 2HG + O2.
I need to determine the dissociation T with the following data:
Delta H of reaction = 181,580 J/mol (already corrected for coefficients)
Delta S of reaction = 216.45 " "
pressure of 1 bar fO2 = 1 bar.
The instructions say Delta H and Delta S can be taken as independent of T
I wanted to check this answer. I decided to use Delta G = Delta H - T * Delta S
I set Delta G = 0 so we are on the equilibrium curve for the reaction (i.e. 2Hgo is going
to 2 HG's and O2). Then solving for T.
My calculation is: 181,580/216.45 T= 838.90 Kelvin or 565 C.
I found at another source that the dissociation should take place around 500 so my
value may be a little High... Am i right to set Delta G to 0 and solve for T using
Delta H and Delta S?
Thanks so much!