Swayambu R. answered 11/12/15
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2CO2 ->2CO + O2 is a reversible reaction.
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The following TABLE by Trevor & Kortwright gives calculated values of the decomposition of CO2 at various temperatures and pressures. It shows that at 3500C & 1 Atm. pressure, 46% of CO2 decomposes into CO and O2. Beyond 3500C, no further changes occur, i.e., a maximum occurs at 3500C.
Trevor and Kortwright have calculated the percentages of dissociation of carbon dioxide at different temperatures and pressures to be as follow, the heat of dissociation Qt, also being derived from the temperature:
Temp.°C. 0.001 Atm 0.01 Atm 0.1 Atm 1 Atm 10 Atm 100 Atm Qt
1000 0.11 0.05 0.024 0.011 0.005 0.0024 -62,662 cals.
1500 9.5 4.6 2.2 10 0.5 0.2 -56,125 cals.
2000 57.7 34.7 18.3 90 4.3 2.0 -46,767 cals.
2500 87.0 69.6 46.0 25.7 13.0 6.3 -34,640 cals.
3000 93.9 83.4 62.7 [40.0] 21.6 10.8 -19,742 cals.
3500 95.4 87.0 69.7 46.1 25.7 13.0 0 cals.
4000 95.1 86.4 66.6 45.0 24.9 12.6 +18,343 cals.