To determine the mass of the sample, first find the volume difference after and before the aluminum was placed, the volume change is equal to the volume of the submerged object, in this case aluminum.
Then knowing volume of aluminum and the density of it, we can solve for the mass.
D = m/v
Dv = m
2.7 g/ml • 8 ml = 21.6 grams.
Answer:
Percent yield of PI3 = 95.4%
Explanation:
This is the reaction:
2P (s) + 3I2 (g) > 2PI3 (g)
Let's determine the moles of iodine that has reacted.
58.6 g / 253.8 g/mol = 0.231 mol
Ratio is 3:2. Let's make a rule of three to state the moles produced at 100 % yield reaction.
3 moles of I2 react to make 2 moles of PI3
0.231 moles of I2 would make (0.231 .2) / 3 = 0.154 moles of PI3
As we have produced 0.147 moles let's determine the percent yield.
(Yield produced / Theoretical yield) . 100 > (0.147 / 0.154) . 100 = 95.4%
Counting gives an exact number and exact numbers have infinite sig figs.
