Acetobacter aceti converts alcohol to acetic acid according to the schiometric relation

In a vigorously agitated and aerated reactor containing 20 g/l ethanol, the organism produces 16g/l acetic acid and 2g/l was the residual ethanol concentration what are the theoretical and observed yields of acetic acid expressed in g/g ethanol

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#Question id: 21729

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

In the reaction, A → products, with the initial concentration [A]0 = 1.512 M, [A] is found to be 1.496 M at t = 30 s. With the initial concentration [A]0 = 2.584 M, [A] is found to be 2.552 M at t = 1 min. What is the order of this reaction?

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#Question id: 21730

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

In the first-order decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide at 335 K,

N2O5(g) → 2 NO2(g) + ½ O2(g)

if we start with a 2.50-g sample of N2O5 at 335 K and have 1.50 g remaining after 109 s, 

(a) What is the value of the rate constant k? 

(b) What is the half-life of the reaction? 

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#Question id: 21731

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The smog constituent peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) dissociates into peroxyacetyl radicals and NO2(g) in a first order reaction with a half-life of 32 min. 

If the initial concentration of PAN in an air sample is 2.7×10¹⁵ molecules/L, what will be the concentration 2.24 h later?

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#Question id: 21732

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Rate constants for the first-order decomposition of acetonedicarboxylic acid

CO(CH2COOH)2(aq) → CO(CH3)2(aq) + 2 CO2(g)

are k = 4.75 ×10^–4 s^–1 at 293 K and k = 1.63 ×10^–3 at 303 K. What is the activation energy, Ea, for this reaction?

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#Question id: 21733

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

A rate law __________.

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#Question id: 21734

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Consider the following balanced equation.

Al₂O₃+6NaOH+12HF=2Na₃AlF₆+9H2O

The rate law for this reaction is rate=k[Al₂O₃]²[NaOH].

What is the rate constant for this reaction if the reaction proceeds at an initial rate of 0.005Ms when all of the reactants have initial concentrations of 0.02M?