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    The document outlines the steps to calculate theoretical and percentage yield in a chemical reaction: 1. Balance the chemical equation and find the limiting reagent. 2. Use the limiting reagent to calculate the theoretical yield. 3. Measure the actual yield from the experiment. 4. Calculate the percentage yield by taking the actual yield divided by the theoretical yield, multiplied by 100. This indicates the efficiency of the reaction.

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    The document outlines the steps to calculate theoretical and percentage yield in a chemical reaction: 1. Balance the chemical equation and find the limiting reagent. 2. Use the limiting reagent to calculate the theoretical yield. 3. Measure the actual yield from the experiment. 4. Calculate the percentage yield by taking the actual yield divided by the theoretical yield, multiplied by 100. This indicates the efficiency of the reaction.

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    The document outlines the steps to calculate theoretical and percentage yield in a chemical reaction: 1. Balance the chemical equation and find the limiting reagent. 2. Use the limiting reagent to calculate the theoretical yield. 3. Measure the actual yield from the experiment. 4. Calculate the percentage yield by taking the actual yield divided by the theoretical yield, multiplied by 100. This indicates the efficiency of the reaction.

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    Theoretical and Percent Yield

    The general mechanism for finding percentage yield is as follows:


    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Balance the chemical equation


    Find the limiting reagent
    Find the theoretical yield
    Find the actual yield
    Find the percentage yield

    Percentage Yield =

    mass of Actual Yield


    x 100%
    Mass of Theoretical Yield

    1. Balancing The Relevant Chemical Equation:


    2. Finding The Limiting Reagent:
    this is the reactant which the product yield depends on, as it is not in excess.
    To determine which reactant is the limiting reagent
    1(a). Divide the mass (in grams) of the reactant by its molecular
    weight (in g/mol) OR
    1(b). Multiply the amount used (in mL) by its density, then divide
    by its molar mass
    2. Multiply the mass (your answer from steps 1(a) or 1(b)) by the
    number of moles of the reactant used in the reaction.
    Example:
    salicylic acid + acetic anhydride acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) + acetic acid
    Salicylic acid: (0.211 g) / (138.1 g/mol) * 1 = 0.00153 mol
    Acetic anhydride: (0.480 mL) * (1.08 g/mL) / (102.1 g/mol) * 1 = 0.00508 mol
    Therefore, salicylic acid is the limiting reagent, since there are less moles of that
    than there are of acetic anhydride.

    3. Theoretical Yield
    This is how much product will form in ideal conditions.
    To determine theoretical yield, multiply the amount of moles of the limiting
    reagent by the ratio of the limiting reagent and the formed product and by
    the molecular weight of the product.
    Example: Theoretical Yield
    Theoretical yield = 0.00153mol sal. acid *

    1 mol ASA
    * 180.2g ASA .
    1 mol sal. acid
    1 mol ASA

    = 0.276 g ASA

    4. Actual Yield
    This is how much product was actually synthesized in the experiment.
    Example: 0.135 g acetylsalicylic acid
    5. Percent Yield
    The percentage yield is the ratio between the actual yield and the theoretical
    yield multiplied by 100%. It indicates the percent of theoretical yield that
    was obtained from the final product in an experiment.
    The percentage yield can be calculated using the mass of the actual product
    obtained and the theoretical mass of the product calculated using the
    balanced equation of the reaction.
    Percentage Yield = Mass of Actual Yield
    Mass of Theoretical Yield

    x 100%

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