Suppose that the data in Table 6.1 for the reaction of sulfuric acid with diethyl sulfate in aqueous solution are described by a rate of the form r = kcAⁿ. Investigate the consequences of an error of 1 percent in determining c_A.

Table 6.1

Concentration of H₂SO₄ versus time for the reaction of sulfuric acid with diethyl sulfate in aqueous solution at 22.9◦C. Data of Hellin and Jungers, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, No. 2, pp. 386–400 (1957).

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Time, t (min) 0 41 48 55 75 96 127 162 180 194 Concentration of H₂SO4, CA(t) (g-mol/L) 5.50 4.91 4.81 4.69 4.38 4.12 3.84 3.59 3.44 3.34