Answer:
0.07 g/s.
Explanation:
From the question given above, the following data were obtained:
Mass lost = 9.85 g
Time taken = 2 min 30 s
Mean rate =?
Next, we shall convert 2 min 30 s to seconds (s). This can be obtained as follow:
1 min = 60 s
Thus,
2 min = 2 × 60 = 120 s
Therefore,
2 min 30 s = 120 s + 30 s = 150 s
Finally, we shall determine the mean rate of the reaction. This can be obtained as illustrated below:
Mass lost = 9.85 g
Time taken = 150 s
Mean rate =?
Mean rate = mass lost / time taken
Mean rate = 9.85 / 150
Mean rate = 0.07 g/s
Therefore, the mean rate of the reaction is 0.07 g/s
It is important to note that mass and mole pertain to different units of measurement, thus, 1 mole of one substance may have a lower or higher mass compared to a different substance. The mass of an object gives a measure of the number of atoms present in the substance while the number of moles of a substance refers to the amount of a chemical substance it has and is often used for chemical reactions.
For this problem, we first get the molar mass of each substance:
Molar mass of H2O = 18.0153 g/mol
Molar mass of C6H12O6 = 180.1559 g/mol
We then convert each substance into units of mass (grams), where:
1 mol H20 x 18.0153 g/mol = 18.0153 g H20
1 mol C6H12O6 x 180.1559 g/mol = 180.1559 g C6H12O6
It was then determined that 1 mole of glucose has more mass than 1 mole of water.
