Question

12. In the reaction of 73.71 g phosphorus trichloride and chlorine gas, 65.23 g of phosphorus pentachloride are actually formed.

a) Write the balanced chemical equation.

b) Calculate the theoretical yield of phosphorus pentachloride.

c) Calculate the percent yield phosphorus pentachloride.

Answer 1

The percent yield is the ratio of the actual yield collected from an experiment to the theoretical yield predicted by the stoichiometric relations:.