Which of the following is not a reason why actual yield is less than theoretical yield?

1 answer:

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Your answer is B, conservation of mass

Recall that percent yield is given by: %Yeild = actual yeild/theoretical yeild x100

During experiments, there are errors made:

• uncertainty in measurements

• losses of reactants and products

• impurity in reactants

• losses during separation (e.g. filtration or purification)

• Some side reactions might also happen.

Among the given options, only conservation of mass does not contribute to a lower actual yield compared to the theoretical yield.

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