You already saw that 1.00 g of Al should yield 3.53 g of copper for the reaction below. 3CuCl2(aq) + 2Al(s)⟶ 2AlCl3(aq) + 3Cu(s) However, impurities and errors can occur easily. Suppose that only 2.86 g of copper is produced. What is the percent yield of the reaction
Answer:
81 %
Explanation:
Percent yield = actual yield/ theoretical yield x 100
Percent yield is the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield
Given,
Actual yield = 2.86 g
Theoretical yield = 3.53 g
Percent yield =\(\frac{2.86 g x 100}{3.53 g}\)= 81 %
Answer:
81.02%
Explanation:
\(3CuCl_{2}_{(aq)}+2Al_{(s)} \longrightarrow 2AlCl_{3}_{(aq)} +3Cu_{(s)}\)
We know that 3.53 grams of Cu should be produced, but we get 2.86 grams of this compound.
The yield of a reaction is the amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction
To know the performance of a reaction in percentage we use the following formula
\(\%= \frac{mass obtained}{mass calculated} .100\%\\\%=\frac{2.86}{3.53}.100\%\\\%=81.02\%\)