Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 3 - Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions - Questions & Problems - Page 111: 3.90

Answer

(a) Theoretical Yield: 7.05 g of $O_2$ (b) Percent Yield: 92.9%

Work Step by Step

1. Find the molar masses: $ C_3H_5N_3O_9 $ : ( 1.008 $\times$ 5 )+ ( 12.01 $\times$ 3 )+ ( 14.01 $\times$ 3 )+ ( 16.00 $\times$ 9 )= 227.10 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 }{ 227.10 \space g \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 } \space and \space \frac{ 227.10 \space g \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 }{1 \space mole \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 }$$ $ O_2 $ : ( 16.00 $\times$ 2 )= 32.00 g/mol $$ \frac{1 \space mole \space O_2 }{ 32.00 \space g \space O_2 } \space and \space \frac{ 32.00 \space g \space O_2 }{1 \space mole \space O_2 }$$ 2. Use them as conversion factors to calculate the theoretical yield: $$ 2.00 \times 10^{2} \space g \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 \times \frac{1 \space mole \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 }{ 227.10 \space g \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 } \times \frac{ 1 \space mole \space O_2 }{ 4 \space moles \space C_3H_5N_3O_9 } \times \frac{ 32.00 \space g \space O_2 }{1 \space mole \space O_2 } = 7.05 \space g \space O_2 $$ 3. Calculation of percent yield: $$\frac{ 6.55 \space g \space O_2 }{ 7.05 \space g \space O_2 } \times 100\% = 92.9 \%$$
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