Glencoe Chemistry: Matter and Change, Student Edition
Glencoe Chemistry: Matter and Change, Student Edition
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ISBN: 9780076774609
Author: McGraw-Hill Education
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 16, Problem 40A
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The effect on the concentrations of the reactants and products during the course of a chemical reaction needs to be explained.

Concept introduction: In a chemical reaction, the reactants are written on the left side of the equation and the product is written on the right side. The product and the reactants contain an arrow between them showing the proceeding of the reaction from the reactants to the products.

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Answer to Problem 40A

When the reaction proceeds, the reactant concentration decreases and product concentration increases.

Explanation of Solution

In a chemical reaction, the product is formed as a result of the decomposition of reactants. Initially, there is a high concentration of reactants and nearly zero concentration of the products. When the reaction proceeds, products start to form, and hence, the concentration of reactants starts to decrease.

Conclusion

Before proceeding of the reaction, the reactant concentration is high and that of the product is low, but when the reaction proceeds, the reactant concentration decreases and product concentration increases.

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Glencoe Chemistry: Matter and Change, Student Edition

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