Saccharomyces cerevisiae produces ethanol by fermentation. The theoretical yield of ethanol from 2.5 g of glucose is ______________ g ?

1 Answer
Dec 5, 2016

50.3% yield

Explanation:

Let's start by finding the balanced chemical reaction:

#C_6H_12O_6 → 2 C_2H_5OH + 2 CO_2#

Remember that the percent yield is the actual yield divided by the theoretical yield multiplied by 100.

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