Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Chemistry Question 38

Practice objective / multiple choice question 38 from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Chemistry examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Chemistry Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 38 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • CHEMISTRY • objective

0.500\,mol of a carboxylic acid (M = 90\,g\,mol^{-1}) is reacted with excess ethanol in the presence of 0.10\,mol H₂SO₄ as a catalyst. At 25\,°C the esterification reaches equilibrium with an equilibrium constant K = 4.0. (a) What is the maximum theoretical mass of ester that can be formed? (b) How many grams of ester are actually present at equilibrium?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. (a) 59.0\,g \;(b) 53.1\,g
B. (a) 62.0\,g \;(b) 55.0\,g
C. (a) 48.5\,g \;(b) 42.0\,g
D. (a) 55.0\,g \;(b) 49.0\,g
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
(a) 59.0\,g \;(b) 53.1\,g

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Chemistry Question 38. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Chemistry examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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