Practice - Percent Yield
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for calculating percent yield?
💡 Hint: It's a fraction multiplied by 100.
If the theoretical yield is 50 grams and the actual yield is 45 grams, what is the percent yield?
💡 Hint: Calculate the fraction first before multiplying by 100.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does percent yield represent?
💡 Hint: Think about what 'actual' means in relation to 'theoretical'.
True or False: The actual yield can exceed the theoretical yield.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of theoretical yield.
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Challenge Problems
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A chemical reaction has a theoretical yield of 200 grams, yet the actual yield is 180 grams after purification. What is the percent yield?
💡 Hint: Set up the division carefully before multiplying by 100.
In an industrial process, a chemical reaction produced a theoretical yield of 100 kilograms of product, but due to mishandling, only 85 kilograms was achieved. Calculate the percent yield and discuss potential reasons for this loss.
💡 Hint: Consider each step in the process of obtaining the product from reactants.
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