Question

Aspirin (C9H8O4) is produced by the reaction of salicylic acid (C7H6O3, Molar mass = 138.1 g/mol) and acetic anhydride (C4H6O3, Molar mass = 102.1 g/mol) based on the BALANCED equation : C7H6O3(s) + C4H6O3(l ) → C9H8O4(s) + C2H4O2( l) If 63.07 grams of aspirin (Molar mass = 180.2 g/mol) was collected from an experiment when 138.1 grams C7H6O3 reacted with excess C4H6O3, what was the percent yield?

Answer 1

Answer:

35%

Explanation:

Percentage yield = actual yield / theoretical yield × 100.

Given:

Actual yield = 63.07g

Theoretical yield = ?

Mole ratio of C7H6O3 to C4H6O3 = 1 : 1

1 mole of C7H6O3 - 138.1g

Which implies that only 1 mole s$\frac{63.07}{180.2} * 100$hould be used up in the reaction, yielding 180.2 g of C9H8O4. ⇒ Theoretical yield = 180.2g

∴ % Yield = $\frac{63.07}{180.2} * 100$

= 35% yield.

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