Question

What was the theoretical yield of a reaction if 50 g are formed with a 10% yield

Answer 1

Hello!

The answer is: 500g

Why?

We are asked to find the theoretical yield of a reaction, and we are given the following information:

`ActualYield=50g\\PercentYield=10(Percent)`

In order to find the the theoretical yield we must use the following formula:

`PercentYield=(ActualYield)/(TheoreticalYield)*100(Percent)`

We have to convert the percents to real numbers before the calculations. We can do it dividing the percent value into 100, so:

`10(Percent)=(10)/(100)=0.1`

`100(Percent)=(100)/(100)=1`

Therefore,

`TheoreticalYield=(ActualYield)/(PercentYield)\\\\TheoreticalYield=(50g)/(0.1)=500g`

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