Mercury II oxide decomposes to form mercury and oxygen like

Last updated: 5/4/2023

Mercury II oxide decomposes to form mercury and oxygen like this 2 HgO s 2 Hg 1 O g At a certain temperature a chemist finds that a 3 4 L reaction vessel containing a mixture of mercury II oxide mercury and oxygen at equilibrium has the following composition compound amount HgO 16 2 g Hg 16 6 g 0 17 2 g Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant K for this reaction Round your answer to 2 significant digits K x10