Calculation of Percentage Yield and Percentage Purity Calculation of Percentage Yield and Percentage Purity

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Calculation of percentage yield and percentage purity Calculation of percentage yield and percentage purity

It is not always possible to obtain the calculated amount of a product for 3 It is not always possible to obtain the calculated amount of a product for 3

reasons… reasons…

 Reaction may not go to completion because it is reversible  Reaction may not go to completion because it is reversible
 Some of the product may be lost when it is separated from the  Some of the product may be lost when it is separated from the
reaction mixture reaction mixture
 Some of the reactants may react in ways different to the expected  Some of the reactants may react in ways different to the expected
reaction. reaction.
The percentage yield can be calculated by the equation, The percentage yield can be calculated by the equation,
𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑
Percentage yield = x 100 Percentage yield = x 100
𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡


Percentage purity = x 100 Percentage purity = x 100
𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡

Calculation of percentage yield and percentage purity Calculation of percentage yield and percentage purity

It is not always possible to obtain the calculated amount of a product for 3 It is not always possible to obtain the calculated amount of a product for 3

reasons… reasons…

 Reaction may not go to completion because it is reversible  Reaction may not go to completion because it is reversible
 Some of the product may be lost when it is separated from the  Some of the product may be lost when it is separated from the
reaction mixture reaction mixture
 Some of the reactants may react in ways different to the expected  Some of the reactants may react in ways different to the expected
reaction. reaction.
The percentage yield can be calculated by the equation, The percentage yield can be calculated by the equation,
𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑
Percentage yield = x 100 Percentage yield = x 100
𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑

𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡


Percentage purity = x 100 Percentage purity = x 100
𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡

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