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A reversible chemical reactioncan be characterized by the equilibrium relationshipwhere th...

A reversible chemical reaction

can be characterized by the equilibrium relationship

where the nomenclature ci represents the concentration of constituent i. Suppose that we define a variable x as representing the number of moles of C that are produced. Conservation of mass can be used to reformulate the equilibrium relationship as

where the subscript 0 designates the initial concentration of each constituent. If K = 0.016, ca,0 = 42, cb,0 = 28, and cc,0 = 4, determine the value of x.

(a) Obtain the solution graphically.


(b) On the basis of (a), solve for the root with initial guesses of xl = 0 and xu = 20 to εs = 0.5%. Choose either bisection or false position to obtain your solution. Justify your choice.

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