Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
ISBN 10: 1133610668
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Chapter 3 - Chemical Equations and Reaction of Stoichiometry - Exercises - Percent Yield from Chemical Reactions - Page 109: 44

Answer

The chemical equation for the reaction: $2AgNO_3\rightarrow 2Ag+2NO_2+O_2$ The percent yield=95.27%

Work Step by Step

The molar mass of silver nitrate=169.87amu The molar mass of Silver=107.8682amu We calculate the number of moles of silver nitrate using the formula: Number of moles=$\frac{mass}{molarmass}=\frac{1.099}{169.87}\approx0.00647mol$ we then write a balanced chemical reaction for the decomposition of Silver nitrate to Silver, nitrogen dioxide, and oxygen: $2AgNO_3\rightarrow 2Ag+2NO_2+O_2$ According to the balanced chemical reaction, 2 moles of silver nitrate produces two moles of silver. So, 0.00647mol silver nitrate will produce 0.00647mol silver. We can calculate the theoretical mass of silver using the formula: mass=Number of moles$\times$molar mass of silver=$0.00647\times107.8682\approx0.698g$ Percent yield=$\frac{\text{Actual yield}}{\text{theoritical yield}}\times100=\frac{0.665}{0.698}\times100\approx95.27\%$
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