Question

WS Percent yield don’t understand how to do would appreciate the help

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Theoretical yield of NaOH is 22.72 g

2. Percentage yield of NaOH = 22.14%

Explanation:

We'll begin by writing the balanced equation for the reaction. This is illustrated below:

NaHCO₃ —> NaOH + CO₂

From the balanced equation above,,

1 mole of NaHCO₃ decomposed to produce 1 mole (i.e 40 g) of NaOH and 1 mole (i.e 44.01 g) of CO₂.

Next, we shall determine the number of mole of NaHCO₃ that will decompose to produce 25 g of CO₂. This can be obtained as follow:

From the balanced equation above,,

1 mole of NaHCO₃ decomposed to produce 44.01 g of CO₂.

Therefore, Xmol of NaHCO₃ will decompose to 25 g of CO₂ i.e

Xmol of NaHCO₃ = 25 / 44.01

Xmol of NaHCO₃ = 0.568 mole

1. Determination of the theoretical yield of NaOH.

From the balanced equation above,,

1 mole of NaHCO₃ decomposed to produce 40 g of NaOH.

Therefore, 0.568 mole of NaHCO₃ will decompose to produce = 0.568 × 40 = 22.72 g of NaOH.

Thus, the theoretical yield of NaOH is 22.72 g

2. Determination of the percentage yield of NaOH.

Theoretical yield of NaOH = 22.72 g

Actual yield of NaOH = 5.03 g

Percentage yield of NaOH =?

Percentage yield = Actual yield /Theoretical yield × 100

Percentage yield = 5.03 / 22.72 × 100

Percentage yield of NaOH = 22.14%