(e) Another student investigated the rate of a different reaction Table 3 shows the results from the different reaction
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Table 3
Mass lost when the reaction was
complete
9.85 g
Time taken to complete the reaction
2 minutes 30
seconds
Calculate the mean rate of the reaction using Table 3 and the equation:
mass lost in g
mean rate of reaction time taken in s
Give your answer to two decimal places.

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