A chemistry student wants to measure the rate of a chemical reaction. The reaction involves the reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid. The student weighed out 0.5 grams of zinc and mixed it with 50 mL of 0.5 M hydrochloric acid. The student measured the time it took for the reaction to complete and found it took 3 minutes to produce all the hydrogen gas. Calculate the rate of the reaction in grams of zinc per minute.

Question

A chemistry student wants to measure the rate of a chemical reaction. The reaction involves the reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid. The student weighed out 0.5 grams of zinc and mixed it with 50 mL of 0.5 M hydrochloric acid. The student measured the time it took for the reaction to complete and found it took 3 minutes to produce all the hydrogen gas. Calculate the rate of the reaction in grams of

Answer 1

To calculate the rate of the reaction in grams of zinc per minute, we can use the following formula:Rate of reaction =  Amount of reactant used  /  Time taken for the reaction In this case, the amount of zinc used is 0.5 grams, and the time taken for the reaction is 3 minutes.Rate of reaction =  0.5 grams  /  3 minutes  = 0.1667 grams/minuteThe rate of the reaction is approximately 0.167 grams of zinc per minute.