Which statement represents the way a scientist may make a
scientific inquiry?
a. a scientist makes a prediction, makes an observation, and then
asks a scientific question.
b. a scientist makes an observation, makes a prediction, and then
asks a scientific question.
a scientist asks a scientific question, makes a prediction, and
then makes observations.
a scientist makes an observation, asks a scientific question,
and then makes a prediction.

Sulfur dioxide and oxygen react to form sulfur trioxide during one of the key steps in sulfuric acid synthesis. an industrial chemist studying this reaction fills a 25.0l tank with 4.5 mol of sulfur dioxide gas and 4.5 mol of oxygen gas at 30.°c. he then raises the temperature, and when the mixture has come to equilibrium measures the amount of sulfur trioxide gas to be 1.4 mol. calculate the concentration equilibrium constant for the reaction of sulfur dioxide and oxygen at the final temperature of the mixture. round your answer to 2 significant digits.