The fumaric acid reacts with water and forms fumarate anion and the hydronium ion which has acidic behavior. The reaction is reversible one due to the weakly hydrolysis of fumaric acid.
Molecule
The smallest unit in a compound is its molecule.
Answer: D. An increase in entropy
Explanation:
Entropy is the measure of randomness or disorder of a system. If a system moves from an disordered arrangement to an ordered arrangement, the entropy is said to increase and vice versa.
For a reaction to be spontaneous, the enthalpy of the solution must decrease and the entropy must increase.
To overcome a positive enthalpy of solution and allow a solid solute to dissolve in water, an increase in entropy would make the reaction spontaneous as the system would move to a more disordered state.
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Answer:
The percent yield of this reaction is 84.8 % (option A is correct)
Explanation:
Step 1: Data given
The student isolated 15.6 grams of the product = the actual yield
She calculated the reaction should have produced 18.4 grams of product = the theoretical yield = 18.4 grams
Step 2: Calculate the percent yield
Percent yield = (actual yield / theoretical yield ) * 100 %
Percent yield = (15.6 grams / 18.4 grams ) * 100 %
Percent yield = 84.8 %
The percent yield of this reaction is 84.8 % (option A is correct)
