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16. When a reaction is at equilibrium

Chemistry

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Ronch [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

The forward reaction rate is equal to the reverse reaction rate

Explanation:

In many cases, a lot of people might think that equilibrium is a state when a reaction stops. This is not the case, however. Notice that equilibrium reactions are represented by double arrows indicating that two reactions take place simultaneously: both a forward and a reverse reaction.

When equilibrium is reached, the rate of a forward reaction becomes equal to the rate of a reverse reaction. The two reactions don't stop and still take place, just at equal rates. This is the reason why the concentrations of reactants and products are kept constant at equilibrium: the rates of the two reactions are balanced.

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Use the molar mass of H₂SO₄ to convert the mass of H₂SO₄ to moles of H₂SO₄
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(iii) Moles of Cr₂(SO₄)₃

The molar ratio is 1 mol Cr₂(SO₄)₃:3 mol H₂SO₄ $\text{Moles of Cr$_{2}$(SO$_{4}$)}_{3} = \text{1.441 mol H$_{2}$SO}_{4} \times \dfrac{\text{1 mol Cr$_{2}$(SO$_{4}$)}_{3}}{\text{3 mol H$_{2}$SO}_{4}} = \text{0.4804 mol Cr$_{2}$(SO$_{4}$)}_{3}$

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b) Percentage yield

It is impossible to get a yield of 485.9 g. I will assume you meant 185.9 g.

$\text{Percentage yield} = \dfrac{\text{Actual yield}}{\text{Theoretical yield}} \times 100 \, \% = \dfrac{\text{185.9 g}}{\text{188.4 g}} \times 100 \, \% = \mathbf{98.67 \, \%}\\\\\text{The percentage yield is $\large \boxed{\mathbf{98.67 \, \%}}$}$

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