Ester Essay

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1. A solution containing 1.000M acetic acid (CH3COOH) and 1.000M ethyl alcohol (CH3CH2OH) at 150oC produced 0.171 mole/liter of the product ethyl acetate (CH3COOCH2CH3) when equilibrium was established. Determine Kc for the reaction. CH3COOH (aq) + CH3CH2OH (aq)  CH3COOCH2CH3 (aq) + H2O (l) 2. Using the equilibrium constant from above, calculate the equilibrium concentrations of all the compounds in the reaction if 1.000M acetic acid is reacted with 2.000M ethyl alcohol. Assume the temperature remains constant. 3. The density of a solution of 3.00M HCl solution is 1.05 g/ml. Calculate the mass of water present in 5.00 ml of the solution. DETERMINATION OF THE EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT FOR THE HYDROLYSIS OF AN ESTER I. Theory: In order to determine the equilibrium constant for a reaction, it is necessary to know the initial concentrations of the reactants and products and to be able to determine the equilibrium concentration of one of the compounds. Using the stoichiometry of the reaction and the change in concentration of that compound, the changes in concentration and the equilibrium concentrations of all the other reactants and products can be determined. From these equilibrium concentrations, the equilibrium constant for the reaction can be determined. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the equilibrium constant for the following hydrolysis of an ester reaction: CH3COOCH2CH3 (aq) + H2O (l)  CH3CH2OH (aq) + CH3COOH (aq) Ethyl Acetate Water Ethanol Acetic Acid (EtAc) (EtOH) (HAc) The equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction will have the following expression: Several reaction mixtures will be prepared with different initial amounts of ethyl
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