Chemistry

Chemistry

Problem

A mixture of 0.01 mol of ester and 0.01 mol of water was allowed to reach equilibrium at room temperature according to the following equation: ester(l)+water(l)⇌carboxylic acid(l)+alcohol(l)\text{ester(l)} + \text{water(l)} \rightleftharpoons \text{carboxylic acid(l)} + \text{alcohol(l)} Given that the equilibrium constant for this reaction is 0.25 at room temperature, deduce the composition of the equilibrium mixture.

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