× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
a
5
k
5
c
5
B
5
l
5
C
4
s
4
a
4
t
4
i
4
r
4
r
4
New Topic  
Smoores Smoores
wrote...
Posts: 100
Rep: 0 0
11 years ago
Here is the question, any help is appreciated! Thank you Slight Smile

What is the actual yield of ba3(PO4)2 if a student had a percent yield of 88.9%?
Read 1395 times
1 Reply

Related Topics

Replies
wrote...
11 years ago
Percent yield = actual yield/theoretical yield x 100

Actual yield is experimental, theoretical yield is what the balanced stoichiometry makes. Both are in MOLS.

Simply write the equation and balance it.  Then run the formula backwards.
Plug and chug, we used to call it.
You have % yield.

If this is for a lab, it should have given you the balanced stoichiometry for whatever chemicals used to make Ba3(PO4)2.  Use that.  The # in front of Ba3(PO4)2 is your theoretical yield, and if there isn't a number, use 1, which is always understood in stoichiometry to be there if they don't write a number.

Example: Table salt
2Na + Cl2 ---> 2NaCl
The theoretical yield here for table salt is 2 mols, because it's '2NaCl'.
Say your percent yield here is 88.9%
Convert % to the decimal (this takes 'x100' out of the equation)
88.9% = 0.889

Plug what you know into the formula and SOLVE FOR X.

% = actual/theoretical
0.889 = actual yield in mols/2mols
0.889(2) = actual yield in mols/2mols (2)  {see how mols cancels here?}
1.778 = actual yield in mols

Easy huh?
Now find your stoichiometry, plug and chug, and get the answer! Slight Smile

Hope this helps.
New Topic      
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  1231 People Browsing
 124 Signed Up Today
Related Images
  
 182
  
 1405
  
 271
Your Opinion
Who will win the 2024 president election?
Votes: 3
Closes: November 4

Previous poll results: What's your favorite math subject?