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Homework Statement
Hi all, I am having issues with the following problem. Assistance is greatly appreciated!
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
a) The "law of mass action" I know of is just the equilibrium constant, which I wrote in terms of partial pressures at equiilbrium
$$K = \frac{P_{N_2}^2 P_{H_2 0}^6 }{ P_{std} P_{NH_3}^4 P_{O_2}^3 }$$
b) I don't understand the problem here, what does it mean to "find all the constituents"?
c) I was thinking of attempting to obtain an expression for partial pressures at equilibrium, in terms of the individual partition functions. However, I don't think this is at all an efficient way of working it out. There is another equation
$$K = e^{-\Delta _r G_0 / RT}$$
but the change in molar Gibbs function at standard temperature and pressure is given by a sum over chemical potentials evaluated at standard and pressure (with some coefficients), which when expressed as partition functions seem rather complicated.