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What is the percentage yield if 125.4g C3H8 are collected from a reaction that should produce 157.4g C3h8?

A. 58.3%
B. 79.2%
C. 44.2%
D. 26.3%

1 Answer

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The percentage yield : 79.67%

The closest answer is option B.

Further explanation

Given

125.4 g C3H8

157.4 g C3H8

Required

The percentage yield

Solution

Percent yield is the comparison of the amount of product obtained from a reaction with the amount you calculated

General formula:

% yield = (actual yield : theoretical yield) x 100%

Input the value :

% yield = (125.4 : 157.4) x 100%

% yield = 79.67

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