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Offline warriorchick1506

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I have a few questions on my homework that I can't figure out where to start!
This is an example:
What is the percent yield when 44.0L of NO gas is produced from 50.0 L of ammonia gas and 60.0 L of oxygen gas?

here is another that isn't L.
When heating 1.55g of potassium chlorate, a student releases 0.619 g of oxygen gas, leaving solid potassium chlorite. what is th epercent yield.?
Any help on these would be great! thanks!

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Re: how to find the percent yield when they don't give you theoretical yield?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2008, 05:21:39 PM »
Calculating theoretical is in both cases a simple stoichiomtery. Start with the reaction equations.
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Re: how to find the percent yield when they don't give you theoretical yield?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 09:36:05 PM »
You can calculate theoretical yield by finding which is the limiting reactant.

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