Question

The fastest growing use of methyl alcohol, , is to make the octaneenhancer methyl tert-butyl ether, CH3OC(CH3)3. Methyl lcohol isalso being considered as a fuel for automobiles and as a startingmaterial for synthetic gasoline. Today all methyl alcohol isproduced by the reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. For theequilibrium
CO(g)+2H2(g)<--->CH3OH(l)
kp=1.3*10^-4 at 300 degrees celsius
a)what is the value of Kc?
b)In which direction will this equilibrium shift if the temperatureis raised ?
c) In industrial process, the stoichiometric ratio of CO to H2 isused. If the reaction is carried out at a totl pressure of 30 atm,what partial pressures of CO and H2 are used?