An atmospheric chemist is investigating the reaction below for the production of ozone (O
3) in the stratosphere:
3 O
2(g)
2 O
3(g)
From the following standard half cell potentials:
O
3(g) + 2 H
+ + 2 e
O
2(g) + H
2O(l) E°=2.07V
O
2(g) + 4 H
+ + 4 e
2 H
2O(l) E°=1.23V
The temperature of the stratosphere is -60°C. The K
c at this temperature is:
A. 3.33 *10
-80 B. 1.54 *10
-70C. 0.83
D. 3.00 *10
79Here's the work that I did:
E°=1.23V-2.07V=-.84V
nFE=RTln(K):
(4 mol e)(96485 C/mol e) (-.84V)=(8.31447J/mol*K)(273-60K)lnK
K=3.2*10
-80As this is pretty close to A, I put that down. The answer, though, is B. Is there something I missed?
Thanks!