General Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by University Science Books
ISBN 10: 1891389602
ISBN 13: 978-1-89138-960-3

Chapter 11 Chemical Calculations - Problems - Page 388: 62

Answer

$82.3\%$

Work Step by Step

$C_{2}H_{4}$ is the limiting reactant. The theoretical yield of ethanol is the mass of ethanol produced based on the amount of $C_{2}H_{4}$. Theoretical yield=$10.0\times10^{3}\,g\times\frac{1\,mol\,C_{2}H_{4}}{28.05\,g}\times\frac{1\,mol\,CH_{3}CH_{2}OH}{1\,mol\,C_{2}H_{4}}\times\frac{46.07\,g}{1\,mol\,CH_{3}CH_{2}OH}=16.4\,kg$ $\text{% yield}=\frac{\text{Actual yield}}{\text{Theoretical yield}}\times100\%=\frac{13.5\,kg}{16.4\,kg}\times100\%=82.3\%$
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