[EMTMATT]

We did an experiment yesterday and I am stuck on a question...Can you assist me?

Explain why the maximum possible mole of acetaminophen you can obtain in this experiment equals the moles of para-acetaminophen.  para-acetaminophen is a precursor to acetaminophen with a 1:1 molar relationship.



Thank You,

Matt Cravea

[macman104]

We did an experiment yesterday and I am stuck on a question...Can you assist me?

Explain why the maximum possible mole of acetaminophen you can obtain in this experiment equals the moles of para-acetaminophen. para-acetaminophen is a precursor to acetaminophen with a 1:1 molar relationship.



Thank You,

Matt Cravea

I'm not sure I understand what the question is looking for (I assume the actual question is the part I boleded, ya?).  If 1 mole of para-acetaminophen reacts to form 1 mole of acetaminophen, then how would you propose making more than 1 mole?  I suppose I possible answer would be "Because para-acetaminophen forms acetaminophen in a 1:1 molar ratio, it is impossible to produce more moles of acetaminophen than the number of moles of para-acetaminophen reacted"