I am trying to work out equilibrium constant and can't see what I am doing wrong at all.
Keq = Products / Reactants
The reaction is between:
(CH2)3 (g) <--> CH2=CHCH3 (g)
The concentrations are:
(CH2)3 (g) = 1.1 x 10^-6 mol dm^-3
CH2=CHCH3 (g) = 0.10 mol dm^-3
so therefore, I've put the following:
Keq = 0.10 mol dm^-3 / 1.1 x 10^-6 mol dm^-3
and I'm getting:
90909.0909091
That number seems completely wrong to me - is it???
Keq = Products / Reactants
The reaction is between:
(CH2)3 (g) <--> CH2=CHCH3 (g)
The concentrations are:
(CH2)3 (g) = 1.1 x 10^-6 mol dm^-3
CH2=CHCH3 (g) = 0.10 mol dm^-3
so therefore, I've put the following:
Keq = 0.10 mol dm^-3 / 1.1 x 10^-6 mol dm^-3
and I'm getting:
90909.0909091
That number seems completely wrong to me - is it???
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Your calculation is fine. It just happens to be a fairly large equilibrium constant, and it tells you that this reaction forms almost all product. This isn't surprising since cyclopropane (CH2)3 is not very stable.