A 1.OOL flask was filled with 2.00 moles of gaseous SO2 and 2.00 moles of gaseous NO2 and heated. After equilibrium was reached, it was found that 1.30 moles of gaseous NO was present. Assume that the reaction SO2(g)+NO2(g)-->SO3(g)+NO(g) occurs under these conditions. Calculated the value of the equilibrium constant, K, for this reaction.

answer:

the answer is 6 valence electrons.

explanation:

valence is the # of electrons on the outer most shell of an atom.

oxygen has 6.

although, the valency of oxygen is 2, because it only needs to make 2 covalent bonds, or gain 2 electrons, to achieve the stable octet configuration of a noble gas.

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