Hydrogen is manufactured on an industrial scale by this sequence of reactions: CH4(g) + H2O(g) ⇆ CO(g) + 3H2(g)
CO(g)+ H2O(g) ⇆ CO(g) + H2(g)

The net reaction is:
CH4(g) + H2O(g) ⇆ CO(g) + 4H2(g)

Write an equation that gives the overall equilibrium constant K in terms of the equilibrium constants K1 and K2.

Explanation:

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In this case, for the given chemical reaction, it turns out firstly necessary to write the equilibrium expression for both reactions 1 and 2:

Now, when we combine them to get the overall expression, we infer these two are multiplied to get:

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