Nitrosyl chloride decomposes at 395oC in the following reaction: 2NOCl(g) <==> 2NO(g) + Cl2(g). The equilibrium constant for this reaction is 0.044 at 395oC. What is the direction of the reaction

answer: enthalpy

explanation:

for a exothermic reaction, the energy is released i.e. the energy of the products is lower than the energy of the reactants.

= enthaply

= energy of products

= energy of reactants

as , thus comes out to be negative. negative value of enthalpy shows that the reaction is exothermic.

2b2t

explanation:

2b2t