If a chemical reaction occurs at the rate of 2.25 x 10^-2 moles per liter per second, what is the rate in moles per liter per minute?

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Owen Ambrose · Accepted Answer

If the rate is constant, the product moles per liter produced in sixty seconds are sixty times greater than the moles per liter produced in just one second.

The reason for this is that a minute consists of sixty seconds.

Wyatt Atkins · Answer

1.35 mol/l/min Since there are 60s in 1 minute you x #2.25xx10^(-2)# by 60 which =1.35mol/l/min

Avery Adams · Answer

All you really need to do is convert seconds to minutes in order to change moles per liter per second to moles per liter per minute.

So, you know that you have a chemical reaction that occurs at a rate of #2.25 * 10^(-2)"moles L"^(-1)"s"^(-1)#. Convert it to moles per liter per minute by using a conversion factor that gets you from seconds to minutes

#2.25 * 10^(-2)"moles"/("L" * cancel("s")) * (60cancel("s"))/"1 minute"= "1.35 moles L"^(-1)"min"^(-1)#

When attempting a conversion from one unit to another, always try to come up with a suitable conversion factor. For instance, you would use a number of conversion factors to go from moles per liter per second to moles per mL per hour.

#2.25 * 10^(-2)"moles"/(cancel("L") * cancel("s")) * (1cancel("L"))/"1000 mL" * (3600cancel("s"))/"1 hour" = 8.1 * 10^(-2)"moles mL"^(-1)"h"^(-1)#

Jeremiah Adams · Answer

undefined The rate of the chemical reaction is 1.35 moles per liter per minute.