Question

Barium sulfate is made by the following reaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

                      %age Yield =   96 %

Explanation:

                    The balance chemical equation for given double replacement reaction is,

                      Ba(NO₃)₂ + Na₂SO₄ → BaSO₄ + 2 NaNO₃

Step 1: Calculate moles of Ba(NO₃)₂:

Moles  =  Mass / M.Mass

Moles  =  75.1 g / 261.33 g/mol

Moles  =  0.2873 moles of Ba(NO₃)₂

Step 2: Find out moles of BaSO₄ formed:

According to balance chemical equation,

                  1 mole of Ba(NO₃)₂ produced  =  1 mole of BaSO₄

So,

        0.2873 moles of Ba(NO₃)₂ will produce  =  X moles of BaSO₄

Solving for X,

                      X =  0.2873 mol × 1 mol / 1 mol

                       X =  0.2873 moles of BaSO₄

Step 3: Calculate Theoretical Mass of BaSO₄:

Mass  =  Moles × M.Mass

Mass  =  0.2873 mol × 233.38 g/mol

Mass  = 67.07 g of BaSO₄

Step 4: Calculate %age Yield as:

                 Theoretical Yield  =  67.07 g

                  Actual Yield  =  64.4 g

                  %age Yield  =  ???

Formula Used:

                   %age Yield  =  (Actual Yield ÷ Theoretical Yield) × 100

Putting Values,

                   %age Yield  =  (64.4 g ÷ 67.07 g) × 100

                   %age Yield =  96.01 % ≈ 96 %