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2. Tungsten metal was produced by reducing tungsten fluoride with hydrogen. A student calculated that a mass of 52.0g of tungsten should be formed. He actually obtained 43.2g of tungsten. What is the percentage yield of tungsten in this experiment?
Q3+4: A student synthesized 12.3g of aspirin from 13.8g of salicylic acid. He calculated that the maximum possible mass of aspirin which he could obtain was 18.0g.
3. a possible reason for the student obtaining less aspirin than expected is ...
4. The percentage yield of aspirin in this experiment was:
Q5+6.
21.7g of mercury(II)oxide was decomposed by heating and 9.0g of mercury was collected.
The equation for the reaction is:
2HgO (s) → 2Hg (l) + O2 (g)
5. The mass of 1 mole of mercury(II)oxide and the number of moles in 21.7g is:
6. The maximum mass of mercury which could be obtained in this experiment and the % yield are:
Q7+8.
50g of calcium carbonate was strongly heated resulting in thermal decomposition. The equation for the reaction is:
CaCO3 (s) → CaO (s) + CO2 (g)
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7. What is the molar mass of calcium carbonate and how many moles of CaCO3 are in 50 g?
Q9+10. A manufacturer produced 51kg of ammonia by reacting 56kg of nitrogen with excess hydrogen in the Haber process. The equation for this reaction is:
N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3
9. The maximum possible yield of ammonia, if the reaction went to completion, is:
10. The percentage yield of ammonia in this reaction is:
Question 1:
The correct equation for percentage yield is:
A. percentage yield = (actual mass of product / maximum theoretical mass of product) × 100
This compares the actual amount obtained from the experiment to the maximum possible amount calculated from the stoichiometry, then multiplies by 100 to express it as a percentage.
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Question 2:
To find the percentage yield, use the formula:
Plug in the values.
Actual mass = 43.2 g
Theoretical mass = 52.0 g
Rounded to one decimal place, this gives 83.1%.
So the correct answer is:
C. 83.1%
Question 3:
The correct answer is:
D. all of the above
All three are valid reasons for obtaining less aspirin than the theoretical maximum:
A. The reaction may not have gone to completion – Many reactions are reversible or reach equilibrium, so not all reactants are converted to product.
B. Some aspirin may have been lost during separation – Practical techniques like filtration, washing, or recrystallization often result in mechanical losses.
C. Some of the salicylic acid may have reacted to produce another product – Side reactions can occur, consuming some of the starting material and forming unwanted by-products.
Since all of these contribute to a lower actual yield, D is the best answer.
Question 4:
Actual mass of aspirin = 12.3 g
Theoretical mass of aspirin = 18.0 g
Rounded to one decimal place, this gives 68.3%.
D. 68.3%
Question 5:
To solve this, we need to calculate the molar mass (mass of 1 mole) of mercury(II)oxide (HgO) and then find the number of moles in 21.7 g.
Step 1: Calculate the molar mass of HgO.
From the periodic table:
Hg = 201
O = 16
So the mass of 1 mole of HgO is 217 g.
Step 2: Calculate the number of moles in 21.7 g.
Matching the table:
Mass of 1 mole of HgO = 217 g
Number of moles in 21.7 g = 0.1
So the correct option is:
A. 217 / 0.1
Question 6:
To solve this, we need to use the balanced equation and stoichiometry to find the theoretical (maximum possible) mass of mercury (Hg), then calculate the percentage yield.
Step 1: Find moles of HgO used.
From the previous question:
Moles of HgO = 0.1 mol
Step 2: Use the mole ratio from the balanced equation.
The ratio of HgO : Hg is 2 : 2, which simplifies to 1 : 1. So, moles of Hg produced = moles of HgO used = 0.1 mol
Step 3: Calculate the maximum possible mass of Hg.
Molar mass of Hg (from periodic table) = 201 g/mol
So the maximum possible mass = 20.1 g.
Step 4: Calculate the percentage yield.
Actual mass obtained = 9.0 g Theoretical mass = 20.1 g
Maximum possible mass of Hg = 20.1 g
% yield = 44.8%
C. 20.1 / 44.8
Question 7:
To solve this, we calculate the molar mass of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) and then find the number of moles in 50 g.
Step 1: Calculate the molar mass of CaCO₃.
Ca = 40 g/mol
C = 12 g/mol
O = 16 g/mol (× 3 = 48 g/mol)
So the molar mass of CaCO₃ is 100 g.
Step 2: Calculate the number of moles in 50 g.
Molar mass of CaCO₃ = 100 g
Number of moles in 50 g = 0.5
D. 100 / 0.5
Question 8:
To find the mass of calcium oxide (CaO) obtained with a 40% yield, follow these steps:
Step 1: Find the theoretical moles of CaCO₃.
From the previous question: Moles of CaCO₃ = 0.5 mol
The ratio is 1 : 1, so: Theoretical moles of CaO = 0.5 mol
Step 3: Calculate the theoretical mass of CaO.
Molar mass of CaO = Ca (40) + O (16) = 56 g/mol
Step 4: Apply the 40% yield.
Actual mass = Theoretical mass × yield / 100
Actual mass=28.0×40/100=11.2 g
A. 11.2 g
Question 9:
To find the maximum possible yield (theoretical yield) of ammonia, we use stoichiometry based on the limiting reactant. Since nitrogen is the reactant with a given mass and hydrogen is in excess, nitrogen is the limiting reactant.
Step 1: Calculate moles of N₂.
Molar mass of N₂ = 14 × 2 = 28 g/mol = 28 kg/kmol (using kg for consistency)
Mass of N₂ = 56 kg
From the equation: 1 mol N₂ → 2 mol NH₃ So 2 kmol N₂ → 2 × 2 = 4 kmol NH₃
Step 3: Calculate the theoretical mass of NH₃.
Molar mass of NH₃ = N (14) + H (1×3) = 17 g/mol = 17 kg/kmol
So the maximum possible yield is:
C. 68 kg
Question 10:
Step 1: Identify the values.
Actual mass of NH₃ produced = 51 kg
Theoretical (maximum possible) mass of NH₃ = 68 kg (from the previous question)
Step 2: Plug into the formula.
B. 75%