IB skill practice

Find the rate of mass loss from a graph

Read two points off a mass-lost vs time graph and find the rate of mass loss as mass over time (the gradient).

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Find the rate of mass loss

As a reaction gives off gas, the graph shows the mass lost over time at a constant rate. Read the two marked points, then find the rate of mass loss in grams per second (g/s).