Determination of Percentage Yield Analysis
Determination of Percentage Yield Analysis
Based on balanced chemical equation above, there is a 1:1 mole ratio between the two
reactants, thus:
𝐶𝑎𝐶𝑙 ∶ 𝑁𝑎𝐶𝑂
1∶1
0.0125
= 0.0125(𝐶𝑎𝐶𝑙)
1
0.015
= 0.015(𝑁𝑎𝐶𝑂)
1
Furthermore, limiting reagent is CaCl and reagent in excess is NaCO
Since were finding theoretical yield of CaCO, we must find the mass of this compound:
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 × 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠
CaCO(Mr): 40.08 + 12.01 + [16.00 x 3]= 100.09
CaCO(n): 0.0125 [as this is the number of moles of the limiting reagent]
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 100.09 × 0.0125
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑎𝐶𝑂 = 1.251125 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒂𝑪𝑶 = 𝟏. 𝟐𝟓𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔
Percentage yield:
𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑
% yield = × 100
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑
Actual yield: the average mass of final product
Actual yield: 0.612 grams
0.612
% yield = × 100
1.251125
% 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 = 0.48915976 × 100
% 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 = 𝟒𝟖. 𝟗𝟏𝟓𝟗𝟕𝟓𝟔 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔