HCl + BeO = H2O + BeCl2

HCl hydrogen chloride + BeO beryllium oxide ⟶ H_2O water + BeCl_2 beryllium chloride

Balance the chemical equation algebraically: HCl + BeO ⟶ H_2O + BeCl_2 Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 HCl + c_2 BeO ⟶ c_3 H_2O + c_4 BeCl_2 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for Cl, H, Be and O: Cl: | c_1 = 2 c_4 H: | c_1 = 2 c_3 Be: | c_2 = c_4 O: | 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_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 HCl + BeO ⟶ H_2O + BeCl_2

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hydrogen chloride + beryllium oxide ⟶ water + beryllium chloride

| hydrogen chloride | beryllium oxide | water | beryllium chloride molecular enthalpy | -92.3 kJ/mol | -609.4 kJ/mol | -285.8 kJ/mol | -490.4 kJ/mol total enthalpy | -184.6 kJ/mol | -609.4 kJ/mol | -285.8 kJ/mol | -490.4 kJ/mol | H_initial = -794 kJ/mol | | H_final = -776.2 kJ/mol | ΔH_rxn^0 | -776.2 kJ/mol - -794 kJ/mol = 17.77 kJ/mol (endothermic) | | |

| hydrogen chloride | beryllium oxide | water | beryllium chloride molecular free energy | -95.3 kJ/mol | -580.1 kJ/mol | -237.1 kJ/mol | -445.6 kJ/mol total free energy | -190.6 kJ/mol | -580.1 kJ/mol | -237.1 kJ/mol | -445.6 kJ/mol | G_initial = -770.7 kJ/mol | | G_final = -682.7 kJ/mol | ΔG_rxn^0 | -682.7 kJ/mol - -770.7 kJ/mol = 88 kJ/mol (endergonic) | | |

Construct the equilibrium constant, K, expression for: HCl + BeO ⟶ H_2O + BeCl_2 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: 2 HCl + BeO ⟶ H_2O + BeCl_2 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 HCl | 2 | -2 BeO | 1 | -1 H_2O | 1 | 1 BeCl_2 | 1 | 1 Assemble the activity expressions accounting for the state of matter and ν_i: chemical species | c_i | ν_i | activity expression HCl | 2 | -2 | ([HCl])^(-2) BeO | 1 | -1 | ([BeO])^(-1) H_2O | 1 | 1 | [H2O] BeCl_2 | 1 | 1 | [BeCl2] 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 = ([HCl])^(-2) ([BeO])^(-1) [H2O] [BeCl2] = ([H2O] [BeCl2])/(([HCl])^2 [BeO])

Construct the rate of reaction expression for: HCl + BeO ⟶ H_2O + BeCl_2 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: 2 HCl + BeO ⟶ H_2O + BeCl_2 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 HCl | 2 | -2 BeO | 1 | -1 H_2O | 1 | 1 BeCl_2 | 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 HCl | 2 | -2 | -1/2 (Δ[HCl])/(Δt) BeO | 1 | -1 | -(Δ[BeO])/(Δt) H_2O | 1 | 1 | (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) BeCl_2 | 1 | 1 | (Δ[BeCl2])/(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 = -1/2 (Δ[HCl])/(Δt) = -(Δ[BeO])/(Δt) = (Δ[H2O])/(Δt) = (Δ[BeCl2])/(Δt) (assuming constant volume and no accumulation of intermediates or side products)

| hydrogen chloride | beryllium oxide | water | beryllium chloride formula | HCl | BeO | H_2O | BeCl_2 Hill formula | ClH | BeO | H_2O | BeCl_2 name | hydrogen chloride | beryllium oxide | water | beryllium chloride IUPAC name | hydrogen chloride | oxoberyllium | water | beryllium dichloride

| hydrogen chloride | beryllium oxide | water | beryllium chloride molar mass | 36.46 g/mol | 25.011 g/mol | 18.015 g/mol | 79.91 g/mol phase | gas (at STP) | solid (at STP) | liquid (at STP) | solid (at STP) melting point | -114.17 °C | 2410 °C | 0 °C | 399 °C boiling point | -85 °C | 4300 °C | 99.9839 °C | 500 °C density | 0.00149 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) | 3.01 g/cm^3 | 1 g/cm^3 | 1.899 g/cm^3 solubility in water | miscible | insoluble | | surface tension | | | 0.0728 N/m | dynamic viscosity | | | 8.9×10^-4 Pa s (at 25 °C) | odor | | | odorless |