Suppose at an initial partial pressure of 1.00 bar that in an industrial process N2 is mixed with H2 at an initial partial pressure of 3.00 bar and the two gases are allowed to come to equilibrium with the product ammonia in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor of constant volume. The reaction is N2 + 3H2 ---->2NH3. It has been determined experimentally that Kp = 977 at the temperature of the reaction,.
1. Calculate the equilibrium partial pressures of the three gases?
2. Calculate the new partial pressure of each reactant in the vessel after equilibrium is reestablished. Suppose the volume of the container is suddenly reduced to one half via a piston mechanism.