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Offline kapital

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« on: November 21, 2009, 10:16:12 AM »
Calculate the constant for reaction,  between 1 mol ethanol and 1 mol acetic acid, the catalyst h2so4 is present, the reaction yields 2/3 mol ethyl acetate.

My try: Kc=(products)/(reactants)=(0,6666666)/(1*1)=0,666, but it wrong, Why?

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Re: constant
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2009, 10:51:54 AM »
     ethanol + acetic acid --> ethyl acetate + water
t=0    1               1                  0                   0
t=teq 1/3            1/3                2/3               2/3

Keq = [water][ethyl acetate]/[ethanol][acetic acid]

as all volume terms cancel out concentration can be replaced by no. of moles
so, Keq = 2/3*2/3/(1/3)(1/3) = 4

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