Calculate the equilibrium constant at 298 K for the reaction of formaldehyde (CH2O) with hydrogen gas using the following information. CH2O(g) + 2H2(g) LaTeX: \longleftrightarrow⟷ CH4(g) + H2O(g) LaTeX: \DeltaΔH°= –94.9 kJ; LaTeX: \DeltaΔS°= –224.2 J/K A. 1.92 B. 9.17 x 10-6 C. 2.07 x 1028 D. 1.10 x 105 E. 8.08 x 104 F. 3.98 x 1011 Group of answer choices

E. 8.08 x 10⁴.

Explanation:

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In this case, for the reaction:

We can compute the Gibbs free energy of reaction via:

Since both the entropy and enthalpy of reaction are given at 298 K (standard temperature), therefore:

Then, as the equilibrium constant is computed as:

We obtain:

For which the answer is E. 8.08 x 10⁴.

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a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.