Question

The theoretical yield of beryllium chloride in a reaction was 10.7g. If the actual yield was 4.5g, what was the percent yield? Round your answer to the correct number of sig figs.

Answer 1

In order to find the percent yield of a reaction, we need to use the theoretical yield and actual yield into a formula, which is the following:

%yield = (actual yield/theoretical yield)*100

Adding the values from the question in the formula:

%yield = (4.5/10.7)*100

%yield = 42

The percent yield for this reaction will be 42%