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During the production of aspirin, 3.5 g of aspirin can be formed from 2.0 g of salicylic acid. What is the percent yield if only 1.9 g of aspirin is produced?

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Actual yield / theoretical yield * 100
1.9g/3.5g * 100
=54.28571429%
= 54.3% to 1d.p
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