CO2 + BeO = BeCO3

CO_2 carbon dioxide + BeO beryllium oxide ⟶ BeCO_3 beryllium carbonate

Balance the chemical equation algebraically: CO_2 + BeO ⟶ BeCO_3 Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 CO_2 + c_2 BeO ⟶ c_3 BeCO_3 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for C, O and Be: C: | c_1 = c_3 O: | 2 c_1 + c_2 = 3 c_3 Be: | c_2 = c_3 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_1 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 1 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | CO_2 + BeO ⟶ BeCO_3

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carbon dioxide + beryllium oxide ⟶ beryllium carbonate

| carbon dioxide | beryllium oxide | beryllium carbonate molecular enthalpy | -393.5 kJ/mol | -609.4 kJ/mol | -1025 kJ/mol total enthalpy | -393.5 kJ/mol | -609.4 kJ/mol | -1025 kJ/mol | H_initial = -1003 kJ/mol | | H_final = -1025 kJ/mol ΔH_rxn^0 | -1025 kJ/mol - -1003 kJ/mol = -22.1 kJ/mol (exothermic) | |

Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: CO_2 + BeO ⟶ BeCO_3 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the activity expression for each chemical species. • Use the activity expressions to build the equilibrium constant expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: CO_2 + BeO ⟶ BeCO_3 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i CO_2 | 1 | -1 BeO | 1 | -1 BeCO_3 | 1 | 1 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression CO_2 | 1 | -1 | ([CO2])^(-1) BeO | 1 | -1 | ([BeO])^(-1) BeCO_3 | 1 | 1 | [BeCO3] The equilibrium constant symbol in the concentration basis is: K_c Mulitply the activity expressions to arrive at the K_c expression: Answer: | | K_c = ([CO2])^(-1) ([BeO])^(-1) [BeCO3] = ([BeCO3])/([CO2] [BeO])

Construct the rate of reaction expression for: CO_2 + BeO ⟶ BeCO_3 Plan: • Balance the chemical equation. • Determine the stoichiometric numbers. • Assemble the rate term for each chemical species. • Write the rate of reaction expression. Write the balanced chemical equation: CO_2 + BeO ⟶ BeCO_3 Assign stoichiometric numbers, ν_i, using the stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, from the balanced chemical equation in the following manner: ν_i = -c_i for reactants and ν_i = c_i for products: chemical species | c_i | ν_i CO_2 | 1 | -1 BeO | 1 | -1 BeCO_3 | 1 | 1 The rate term for each chemical species, B_i, is 1/ν_i(Δ[B_i])/(Δt) where [B_i] is the amount concentration and t is time: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | rate term CO_2 | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[CO2])/(Δt) BeO | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[BeO])/(Δt) BeCO_3 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[BeCO3])/(Δt) (for infinitesimal rate of change, replace Δ with d) Set the rate terms equal to each other to arrive at the rate expression: Answer: | | rate = -(Δ[CO2])/(Δt) = -(Δ[BeO])/(Δt) = (Δ[BeCO3])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)

| carbon dioxide | beryllium oxide | beryllium carbonate formula | CO_2 | BeO | BeCO_3 Hill formula | CO_2 | BeO | CBeO_3 name | carbon dioxide | beryllium oxide | beryllium carbonate IUPAC name | carbon dioxide | oxoberyllium | beryllium(+2) cation carbonate

| carbon dioxide | beryllium oxide | beryllium carbonate molar mass | 44.009 g/mol | 25.011 g/mol | 69.02 g/mol phase | gas (at STP) | solid (at STP) | solid (at STP) melting point | -56.56 °C (at triple point) | 2410 °C | 54 °C boiling point | -78.5 °C (at sublimation point) | 4300 °C | density | 0.00184212 g/cm^3 (at 20 °C) | 3.01 g/cm^3 | solubility in water | | insoluble | dynamic viscosity | 1.491×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) | | odor | odorless | |