Question

The rate of reaction was measured during a chemical reaction. After the first 3 seconds, the rate of reaction was 1.8 x10−6 M/s. Which of the following would you expect after another 3 seconds?

Answer 1

The question is incomplete, the complete question is;

The rate of reaction was measured during a chemical reaction. After the first 3 seconds, the rate of reaction was 1.8 x10−6 M/s. Which of the following would you expect after another 3 seconds? a

The rate would be higher, and the concentration of reactants would be lower.

b

The rate would be higher, and the concentration of reactants would be higher.

c

The rate would be lower, and the concentration of reactants would be lower.

d

The rate would be lower, and the concentration of reactants would be higher.

Answer:

The rate would be lower, and the concentration of reactants would be lower.

Explanation:

The rate of reaction refers to how quickly or slowly the reactants disappear or the products appear in a given reaction. The rate of reaction depends on the concentration of the reactants. Thus, as concentration decreases with time, the rate of reaction decreases accordingly.

Therefore, reaction rates tend to decrease with time since the concentration of  the reactants decrease with time as the reactants are being converted into products. Thus after three seconds, the rate would be lower, and the concentration of reactants would be lower. Hence the answer above.