Neco Model Questions Vol1 2023 Chemistry Question 16

Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2023 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Chemistry examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2023 Chemistry Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 16 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2023 • CHEMISTRY • objective

A 5.00 g sample of benzoic acid (\(C_{6}H_{5}COOH\)) is refluxed with excess ethanol under Fischer esterification conditions. At equilibrium the concentration of ethyl benzoate in the 250 mL reaction mixture is found to be \(0.080\ \text{mol\,L}^{-1}\). Calculate the percentage yield of ethyl benzoate based on the initial benzoic acid.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 48.9 %
B. 41.7 %
C. 55.0 %
D. 52.3 %
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
48.9 %

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2023 Chemistry Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Chemistry examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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