If a reaction has an actual yield of 5 grams and a theoretical yield of 10 grams, what is the percent yield?
1 Answer
The percent yield is
Explanation:
Let's define those three terms before we get started:
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The percent yield of a reaction is the ratio of actual yield to the theoretical yield times one-hundred percent.
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The actual yield is the mass of product that was obtained in an experiment.
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The theoretical yield is the mass of product calculated from the amounts of reactants used in the experiment; the amount of product that you should get in theory.
Now, to calculate the percent yield we use the equation below:
We know the actual yield and the theoretical yield, so all we have to do is divide the numbers and multiply that value by
Thus, the percent yield is