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Consider the following reactions in which all the reactants and products are present in gaseous state
$$2xy \rightleftharpoons x_2 + y_2 \quad K_1 = 2.5 \times 10^5$$
$$xy + \frac{1}{2}z_2 \rightleftharpoons xyz \quad K_2 = 5 \times 10^{-3}$$
The value of $$K_3$$ for the equilibrium $$\frac{1}{2}x_2 + \frac{1}{2}y_2 + \frac{1}{2}z_2 \rightleftharpoons xyz$$ is :
Target Reaction:
$$\frac{1}{2}x_2 + \frac{1}{2}y_2 + \frac{1}{2}z_2 \rightleftharpoons xyz \quad \left(K_3\right)$$
We need $$\frac{1}{2}x_2$$ and $$\frac{1}{2}y_2$$ as reactants.
Therefore, we reverse Reaction 1 and multiply the entire equation by $$\frac{1}{2}$$:
Now, add this modified reaction to Reaction 2:
$$\left(\frac{1}{2}x_2 + \frac{1}{2}y_2 \right) + \left(xy + \frac{1}{2}z_2\right) \rightleftharpoons xy + xyz$$Canceling the common species $$xy$$ from both sides gives our target reaction:
$$\frac{1}{2}x_2 + \frac{1}{2}y_2 + \frac{1}{2}z_2 \rightleftharpoons xyz$$When two reactions are added, their equilibrium constants are multiplied:
$$K_3 = K_1'' \times K_2 = \frac{1}{\sqrt{K_1}} \times K_2 = \frac{K_2}{\sqrt{K_1}}$$Conclusion:
The value of $$K_3$$ is $$1.0 \times 10^{-5}$$
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