Percentage yield (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Combined Science): Flashcards
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Percentage yield definition
Percentage yield definition
How much reactants successfully turned into products
What percentage yield compares
What percentage yield compares
Actual yield to theoretical yield
Actual yield
Actual yield
What you actually get from a reaction
Theoretical yield
Theoretical yield
Maximum amount you could have gotten
Why reversible reactions reduce yield
Why reversible reactions reduce yield
They don't go all the way to completion
How product loss affects yield
How product loss affects yield
Lost during separation from reaction mixture
Example of unexpected reaction reducing yield
Example of unexpected reaction reducing yield
Reactants reacting with oxygen in air instead
Percentage yield formula
Percentage yield formula
( rac{ ext{Actual}}{ ext{Theoretical}}) imes 100
Calculate % yield: 6.25 g actual, 8.5 g theoretical
Calculate % yield: 6.25 g actual, 8.5 g theoretical
73.5%
Meaning of 73.5% yield
Meaning of 73.5% yield
73.5% of reactants successfully converted to product