6. Chemical Reactions & Quantities
Percent Yield
6. Chemical Reactions & Quantities Percent Yield
5PRACTICE PROBLEM
Consider the reaction for the recovery of metallic iron:
Fe2O3 (s) + 3 H2 (g) → 2 Fe (s) + 3 H2O (g)
Calculate the percent yield of the reaction of 6.93 g of Fe2O3 in excess H2 if 2.93 g of Fe (s) was actually produced. The molar mass of Fe2O3 is 159.7 g/mol.
Consider the reaction for the recovery of metallic iron:
Fe2O3 (s) + 3 H2 (g) → 2 Fe (s) + 3 H2O (g)
Calculate the percent yield of the reaction of 6.93 g of Fe2O3 in excess H2 if 2.93 g of Fe (s) was actually produced. The molar mass of Fe2O3 is 159.7 g/mol.