Question

If 15.6 grams of iron (III) oxide reacts with 12.8 grams of carbon monoxide to produce 9.58 g of pure iron, what are the theoretical yield and percent yield of this reaction? Be sure to show the work that you did to solve this problem.

unbalanced equation: Fe2O3 + CO Fe + CO2

Answer 1

Balanced Reaction:\[Fe_2 O_3 + 3CO \rightarrow 2Fe + 3CO_2\]

Answer 2

Steps to solving it:
1) Identify limiting reagent
2) Use sample of limiting reagent to calculate expected Fe yield.
3) Divide theoretical yield by expected yield to get the percent yield.

Answer 3

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