Question

Zack the chemistry student prepares acetone by decomposing 31.6 g of calcium acetate. If Zack collected 10.4 g of acetone and the theoretical yield is 11.6 g, what is the percent yield?

Answer 1

@saifoo.khan @e.mccormick

Answer 2

@aum

Answer 3

@dan815

Answer 4

the percent yield is always the actual over the theoretical. You have both of those.\[\% yield = \frac{actual \space yield}{theoretical \space yield} * 100\%\]

Answer 5

@ganeshie8

Answer 6

@Callisto

Answer 7

@jfraser has provided you with the necessary formula to solve the problem

Answer 8

but whats the actual yield

Answer 9

@myininaya

Answer 10

"If Zack collected 10.4g"