If 1.87 g of acetic acid (CH3CO2H) reacts with 2.31 g of isopentyl alcohol (C5H12O) to give 2.64 g of isopentyl acetate (C7H14O2), what is the percent yield of the reaction?
more so worried about the process rather than the answr
Thanks so much for your time
more so worried about the process rather than the answr
Thanks so much for your time
1 Answer
Here's what I get.
Explanation:
We have the masses of two reactants, so we have a limiting reactant problem.
We know that we will need a balanced equation with masses, molar masses, and moles of the compounds involved.
1. Gather all the information in one place with molar masses above the formulas and everything else below them.
For easier typing, let's re-write the equation as
#"A + B → C + D"#
Calculate the moles of
2. Identify the limiting reactant
Calculate the moles of
Let's say that
3. Calculate the theoretical yield of
4. Calculate the percentage yield