A chemist reacted 57.50 grams of sodium metal with an excess amount of chlorine gas. The chemical reaction that occurred is show

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A chemist reacted 57.50 grams of sodium metal with an excess amount of chlorine gas. The chemical reaction that occurred is show

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Na + Cl2 → NaCl

If the percentage yield of the reaction is 86%, what is the actual yield? Show your work, including the use of stoichiometric calculations and conversion factors.

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Marizza181 [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-16T12:19:01+03:00

Marizza181 [45]3 years ago

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The actual yield is 125.6
Balanced equation: 2Na + Cl2–>2NaCl

To find the theoretical yield :

57.50gNa ( 1mol/23gNa ) (2mol NaCl/2molNa)(58.44g NaCl / 1molNaCl) = 146.1g NaCl
Theoretical yield : 146.1g
Percentage yield: 86% or 0.86
(0.86)(146.1) =125.6