The limiting reactant here is P4O10 . The percent yield of the product is caculated as 33.3%.
<h3>What is the limiting reactant?</h3>
The limiting reactant is the reactant that is in a minute quantity.
Number of moles of P4O10 = 85.5 g/284 g/mol = 0.3 moles
Number of moles of H2O = 74.9 g / 18 g/mol = 4.2 moles
From the reaction equation;
1 mole of P4O10 reacts with 6 moles of H2O
x moles of P4O10 reacts with 4.2 moles of H2O
x = 0.7 moles
Hence, P4O10 is the limiting reactant.
1 mole of P4O10 yields 4 moles of H3PO4
0.3 moles of P4O10 yields
0.3 moles * 4/1 = 1.2 moles
Mass of the H3PO4 = 1.2 moles * 98 g/mol = 117.6 g
Percent yield = 39.2 g/117.6 g * 100/1 = 33.3 %
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