Chemistry · Chemical Equilibrium

JEE Main 2025 — 23 January, Evening Shift — Question 30

Consider the reaction

X2Y(g)⇌X2( g)+12Y2( g)\mathrm{X}_{2} \mathrm{Y}(\mathrm{g}) \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{X}_{2}(\mathrm{~g})+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{Y}_{2}(\mathrm{~g})

The equation representing correct relationship between the degree of dissociation ( x ) of

X2Y(g)\mathrm{X}_{2} \mathrm{Y}(\mathrm{g}) with its equilibrium constant Kp is____.

Assume x to be very very small.

  1. Option A:

    x=2Kpp3x=\sqrt[3]{\frac{2 K p}{p}}

  2. Option B:

    x=2Kp2p3x=\sqrt[3]{\frac{2 K p^{2}}{p}}

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    x=Kp2p3x=\sqrt[3]{\frac{K p}{2 p}}

  4. Option D:

    x=Kpp3x=\sqrt[3]{\frac{K p}{p}}

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

1 mole

X2Y(g)⇌X2( g)+12Y2( g)\mathrm{X}_{2} \mathrm{Y}_{(\mathrm{g})} \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{X}_{2(\mathrm{~g})}+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{Y}_{2(\mathrm{~g})}

1 -x mole x\quad x mole x2\quad \frac{x}{2} mole

∴PX2Y=1−x1+x2×P\therefore \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{X}_{2} \mathrm{Y}}=\frac{1-\mathrm{x}}{1+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2}} \times \mathrm{P} PX2=x1+x2×PP_{X_{2}}=\frac{x}{1+\frac{x}{2}} \times P PY2=x/21+x2×P\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{Y}_{2}}=\frac{\mathrm{x} / 2}{1+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2}} \times \mathrm{P}

∴Kp=(x1+x2P)(x2(1+x2)P)12/(1−x1+x2)×P\therefore \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{p}}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}}{1+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2}} \mathrm{P}\right)\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2\left(1+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2}\right)} \mathrm{P}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}} /\left(\frac{1-\mathrm{x}}{1+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2}}\right) \times \mathrm{P}

∴Kp=(x1−x)(x2(1+x2))12×p12\therefore K_{p}=\left(\frac{x}{1-x}\right)\left(\frac{x}{2\left(1+\frac{x}{2}\right)}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}} \times \mathrm{p}^{\frac{1}{2}}

∵x\because \mathrm{x} to be very very small ∴Kp=x3/21×P12\therefore \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{p}}=\frac{\mathrm{x}^{3 / 2}}{1} \times \mathrm{P}^{\frac{1}{2}} (2)12(2)^{\frac{1}{2}}

∴x32=Kp×212P12\therefore \mathrm{x}^{\frac{3}{2}}=\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{p}} \times 2^{\frac{1}{2}}}{\mathrm{P}^{\frac{1}{2}}}

∴x3=Kp2×2P\therefore \mathrm{x}^{3}=\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{p}}^{2} \times 2}{\mathrm{P}}

x=(Kp2×2P)13\mathrm{x}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{p}}^{2} \times 2}{\mathrm{P}}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Equilibrium
Topic
Analysis of Chemical Equilibrium, Equilibrium Constant and Reaction Quotient
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