Question

If 3.52 g of K3PO4 was produced in the reaction below and the percent yield was 35.5%, what was the theoretical yield?

Answer 1

If the percent yield is 35.5%, we can use the following formula to calculate the theoretical yield:

theoretical yield = (actual yield) / (percent yield / 100)

We know that the actual yield is 3.52 g, and the percent yield is 35.5%, so we can substitute these values into the formula:

theoretical yield = 3.52 g / (35.5 / 100)

Simplifying:

theoretical yield = 9.92 g

Therefore, the theoretical yield of K3PO4 is 9.92 g.