Noe Santos

Chemistry

20 August, 10:57

At a certain temperature, the reaction 2NO + Cl2 ⇌ 2NOCl has an equilibrium constant Kc of 45.0. A chemist creates a mixture with the following initial concentrations: [NO] = 0.10 M, [Cl2] = 0.20 M, and [NOCl] = 0.30 M. What will happen as the reaction begins?

A. [NOCl] will increase.

B. [NOCl] will decrease.

C. [NOCl] will stay the same.

D. There is not enough information to answer the question.