Titanium(IV) oxide is converted to titanium carbide with carbon at a high temperature.
TiO₂(s) + 3 C(s) → 2 CO(g) + TiC(s)

(a) Calculate Δ_rG° and K at 727°C.
(b) Is the reaction product-favored at equilibrium at this temperature?
(c) How can the reactant or product concentrations be adjusted for the reaction to proceed at 727°C?

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Compound TiO₂(S) TIC(s) CO(g) Free Energies of Formation at 727 °C, kJ/mol -757.8 - 162.6 -200.2