Acetic acid and water react to form hydronium cation and acetate anion, like this: HCH3CO2(aq)+H2O(l)H3O(aq)+CH3CO2(aq ) .
Imagine 250. mmol of HCH3CO2 are removed from a flask containing a mixture of HCH3CO2, H2O, H3O and CH3CO2 at equilibrium, and then answer the following questions.
What is the rate of the forward, before any CH3CO2 added in water?
A. Zero
B. Greater than zero, but less than the rate of the reverse reaction.
C. Greater than zero, and equal to the rate of the reverse reaction.
D. Greater than zero, and greater than the rate of the reverse reaction.