What Is the Expression for K_c for the Following Equilibrium $\rightleftharpoons$

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is the expression for K_c for the following equilibrium?
CaSO₃(s) $\rightleftharpoons$ CaO(s) + SO₂(g)

• A) \([ \mathrm { CaO } ] \left[ \mathrm { SO } _ { 2 } \right]\)
• B) ? \(\left[ \mathrm { SO } _ { 2 } \right]\)
• C) ? \(\frac { [ \mathrm { CaO } ] \left[ \mathrm { SO } _ { 2 } \right] } { \left[ \mathrm { CaSO } _ { 3 } \right] }\)
• D) ? \(\frac { \left[ \mathrm { CaSO } _ { 3 } \right] } { [ \mathrm { CaO } ] \left[ \mathrm { SO } _ { 2 } \right] }\)
• E) ? \(\frac { 1 } { \left[ \mathrm { SO } _ { 2 } \right] }\)

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