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The discussion centers on calculating the equilibrium amounts of H2O, D2O, and DHO in the reaction H2O + D2O <-> 2DHO. The initial amounts are 2.0 mol of H2O, 1.0 mol of D2O, and 2.0 mol of DHO. The participant, Peter, incorrectly calculated the moles of each component using probabilities without considering the total moles correctly. The correct approach involves using the total initial moles of 5 to determine the equilibrium amounts accurately.

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I am looking at this equilibrium:
H2O + D2O <-> 2DHO
(D = Deuterium)
I have 2.0 mol of H2O, 1.0 mol of D2O and 2.0 mol of DHO.
What are the equilibrium amounts of each of the molecules?

What I tried:
6 mol of H, 4 mol of D
H2O: P(X=H) & P(Y=H) = 9/25
D2O: P(X=D) & P(Y=D) = 4/25
HDO: P(X=D) & P(Y=H) + P(X=H) & P(Y=D) = 12/25

Moles of H2O: 9/25 * 10 = 3.6 mol
Moles of D2O: 4/25 * 10 = 1.6 mol
Moles of DHO: 12/25 * 10 = 4.8 mol

However, that makes 12 mol H and 8 mol D. I know I probably should have divided somewhere, but I don't know where.

Thanks,
Peter
 
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flybynight said:
Moles of H2O: 9/25 * 10 = 3.6 mol
Moles of D2O: 4/25 * 10 = 1.6 mol
Moles of DHO: 12/25 * 10 = 4.8 mol

It should be prob * 5 moles, since you started with 2 mol H2O + 1 mol D2O + 2 mol DHO = 5 moles.
 

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