Question

In this reaction: Mg (s) + I₂ (s) → MgI₂ (s) If 2.68 moles of Mg react with 3.56 moles of I₂, and 1.76 moles of MgI₂ form, what is the percent yield?

Answer 1

Answer:

$Y=65.7\%$

Explanation:

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In this case, for the given chemical reaction, we first identify the limiting reactant by noticing that due to the 1:1 mole ratio for magnesium to iodine the reacting moles must the same, nevertheless, there are only 2.68 moles of magnesium versus 3.56 moles of iodine, for that reason, magnesium is the limiting reactant, so the theoretical turns out:

$n_{MgI_2}^{theoretical}=2.68molMg*\frac{1molMgI_2}{1molMg} =2.68molMgI_2$

Thus, we compute the percent yield as:

$Y=\frac{n_{MgI_2}^{real}}{n_{MgI_2}^{theoretical}} *100\%=\frac{1.76mol}{2.68mol} *100\%\\\\Y=65.7\%$

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