Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry

Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry — practice question

In a school laboratory, the ester ethyl methanoate is made by reacting a carboxylic acid with an alcohol. For this reaction, only $50.0\%$ of the alcohol changes into the ester. What mass of alcohol is required to produce $10.0\,\text{g}$ of the ester?

  • A$3.11\,\text{g}$
  • B$8.65\,\text{g}$
  • C$12.4\,\text{g}$
  • D$32.2\,\text{g}$

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