After 24.9 g benzoic acid, 17.9 mL of methanol, and a trace of anhydrous sulfuric acid are refluxed together, 3.4 g benzoic acid are recovered from the final mixture. What is the equilibrium constant for this reaction based on benzoic acid?
After 20.1 g benzoic acid, 18.6 mL of methanol, and a trace of anhydrous sulfuric acid are refluxed together, 11.5 g methyl benzoate are recovered from the final mixture. What is the equilibrium constant for this reaction based on methyl benzoate?
If Keq for the Fischer esterification of benzoic acid with methanol = 10, what is the percent conversion after an equimolar mixture of benzoic acid and methanol comes to equilbrium?
When determining Keq for the Fischer esterification of benzoic acid with methanol, how will your calculation be affected if you lose crystals of benzoic acid on the filter paper during vacuum filtration?