Consider the following reaction: Fe(s) + H2O(g) → FeO(s) + H2(g). Assuming that equilibrium is achieved, determine the fraction of H2O which decomposes at 1000o C. The equilibrium constant for the reaction at 1000o C is 1.6.
The gas stream from a sulfur burner is composed of 15-mol-% SO2, 20-mol-% O2, and 65-mol- % N2. This gas stream at 1 bar and 480o C enters a catalytic converter, where the SO2 is further oxidized to SO3. Assuming that the reaction reaches equilibrium, how much heat must be removed from the converter to maintain isothermal conditions? Base your answer on 1 mol of entering gas. (Use ideal gas specific heat data functions from from Smith & Van Ness Appendix).