Question

A chemical reaction is supposed to produce 1.44 g of product X. When the reaction is carried out, only 1.31 g of product X are formed. What is the percent error in the yield of the reaction?

Answer 1

To find the percent error we must first calculate the actual error which is how far away from the actual value the experimental value is:
1.44 g - 1.31 g = 0.13 g
To find the percentage error we must take this value, divide it by the actual mass that should have been produced and multiply it by 100%:
(0.13/1.44) * 100% = 9.02%
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