Gaseous, meaning <span>relating to or having the characteristics of a gas</span><span>:
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Answer:
Theoretical yield = 3.52 g
Percent yield =65.34%
Explanation:
Given data:
Mass of HgO = 46.8 g
Theoretical yield of O₂ = ?
Percent yield of O₂ = ?
Actual yield of O₂ = 2.30 g
Solution:
Chemical equation:
2HgO → 2Hg + O₂
Number of moles of HgO = mass/ molar mass
Number of moles of HgO = 46.8 g / 216.6 g/mol
Number of moles of HgO = 0.22 mol
Now we will compare the moles of HgO with oxygen.
HgO : O₂
2 : 1
0.22 : 1/2×0.22 = 0.11 mol
Theoretical yield:
Mass of oxygen = number of moles × molar mass
Mass of oxygen = 0.11 mol × 32 g/mol
Mass of oxygen = 3.52 g
Percent yield :
Percent yield = actual yield / theoretical yield × 100
Percent yield = 2.30 g/ 3.52 g × 100
Percent yield =65.34%
To determine the mass of the sample in milligrams in this problem, we use the avogadro's number to convert from atoms to moles, relate the moles of element in the sample to the mole present and the molar mass of the sample. We do as follows:
1.552 x 10^22 atoms H ( 1 mol H / 6.022x10^23 atoms H ) ( 1 mol C2H4Cl2 / 4 mol H ) ( 98.96 g C2H4Cl2 / 1 mol C2H4Cl2 ) = 0.625 g C2H4Cl2 = 625 mg <span>C2H4Cl2</span>
