Question

Convert conductivity to molar concentration by using the initial conductivity of the NaOH solution as a conversion factor. Convert each initial rate into the units: moles/L/s. For example, if the initial conductivity of the NaOH solution was 2000 μS/cm and initial rate was 5.0 μS/cm/s, you would convert the rate to moles/L/s by completing the following calculation:

Rate= 5.0 μS/cm/s x [(0.005 mol/L)/(2000 μS/cm)] =1.25 x 10^-5 mol/L/s. Use these new values to calculate the rate constant, k.

Trial	[NaOH]	[CH3COOC2H5]	Initial conductivity of NaOH solution (uS/cm)	Initial rate (uS/cm)/s)
1	20.0 ml	2.0 ml	946.2	1.825
2	40.0 ml	2.0 ml		3.48
3	20.0 ml	4.0 ml		1.88

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