Acetoacetic acid, a reagent used in organic synthesis,
Chapter 14, Problem 23(choose chapter or problem)
Acetoacetic acid, a reagent used in organic synthesis, decomposes in acidic solution, producing acetone and CO21g2. CH3COCH2COOH, t1>2 , A products , 3A4 3A4 = 0.235 M? 3A4 = 0.816 M A products, t1>2 , A products CH3COCH2COOH1aq2 CH3COCH31aq2 + CO21g2 This first-order decomposition has a half-life of 144 min. (a) How long will it take for a sample of acetoacetic acid to be 65% decomposed? (b) How many liters of measured at and 748 Torr, are produced as a 10.0 g sample of decomposes for 575 min? [Ignore the aqueous solubility of ]
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