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A 30.2 g sample (0.200 mol, M = 151 g/mol) of 2-bromo-2-methylbutane is subjected to two separate E2 runs. In run (i), / converts 95 percent of the bromide to alkenes, of which 72 percent is 2-methylbut-1-ene. In run (ii), /ethanol converts 80 percent of the bromide to alkenes, of which 30 percent is 2-methylbut-1-ene. By how many grams does the mass of 2-methylbut-1-ene (M = 70 g/mol) in run (i) exceed that in run (ii)? Give the answer to two decimal places.

Numerical answer type, tolerance 0.05.

Answer: 6.22

Run (i): mol of 2-methylbut-1-ene, which is g. Run (ii): mol, which is g. The difference is g, i.e. g.
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