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Stoichiometry. “Limiting Reactants and Percentage Yield”. Consider a Bicycle. Each bicycle needs 2 tires, one seat, and 2 handlebars. How many complete bikes can be made from 6 tires, 7 seats, and 5 handlebars?. Which one runs out first???. This is the LIMITING REACTANT.
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Stoichiometry “Limiting Reactants and Percentage Yield”
Consider a Bicycle • Each bicycle needs 2 tires, one seat, and 2 handlebars. • How many complete bikes can be made from 6 tires, 7 seats, and 5 handlebars? • Which one runs out first??? This is the LIMITING REACTANT
Limiting Reactants • Just like the bike example, a reaction will run out of a reactant before all parts are consumed. • A limiting reactant is the substance that controls the quantity of product that can form in a chemical reaction. • The handlebars were limiting in the bike problem
Excess Reactants • The “other” reactant must be in excess if it is not limiting. • The excess reactant is the substance that is not used up completely in a reaction. • Some remains still. • The tires and seats were in excess in the bike example.
Calculating Theoretical Yield • If you are given quantities of all the reactants involved, it is a Limiting Reactant problem. • You must first determine which reactant is limiting before you can calculate the theoretical amount, or theoretical yield, of the products.
Calculating Theoretical Yield • Rules for making L.R. calculations: • Write out and balance the equation. • Determine if the problem is an L.R. (quantities of all reactants are given) • Convert all quantities to moles • Divide each value of moles by its own corresponding stoichiometric coefficient. • Whichever number is smallest is the L.R. • Calculate the products using that reactant.
Practicing With L.R.’s Identify the limiting reactant and the theoretical yield of phosphorous acid, H3PO3, if 225 g of PCl3 is mixed with 125 g of H2O. ___PCl3 + ___H2O ___H3PO3 + ___HCl
Practicing With L.R.’s ___CuO(s) + ___H2(g)___Cu(s) + ___H2O(g) What is the limiting reactant when 19.9 g CuO react with 2.02 g H2?
Actual Yield and Percentage Yield • Equations tell you what should happen in a reaction, not always what does happen • The “theoretical yield” is what SHOULD be produced. What is calculated stoichiometrically. • The “actual yield” is what is ACTUALLY produced in lab by a reaction.
Percentage Yield • Percentage Yield is the measured amount of a product of a reaction. • In lab, we may only get 85% of the desired amount. Not everything is perfect in this world • The percent yield is a ratio of the ACTUAL yield and the THEORETICAL yield.
How to Calculate % Yield = Actual Yield x100 = % Theoretical Yield What is the percent yield if stoichiometry tells us we should get 14.7 g of product but actually only get 10.85 grams?
Practice Determine the limiting reactant, the theoretical yield, and the percentage yield if 14.0 g N2 are mixed with 9.0 g H2, and 16.1 g NH3 are recovered. ___N2 + ___H2 ___NH3
Determining Actual Yield • Even though the actual yield can only be determined experimentally, we can estimate the amount if we know the percentage yield. • Say a reaction usually yields about 80.5% of the theoretical yield. We have enough to make 200 grams (theoretically). We can assume that we will get around 80.5% of 200 g or roughly 161 grams.
Calculating Actual Yield How many grams of C7H8O2should form if 4808 g are theoretically possible and the percent yield for the reaction is 83.2%?
Calculating Actual Yield The percent yield of NH3 from the following reaction is 85.0%. What actual yield is expected from the reaction of 1.00 kg N2 with 225 g H2?
Practice, In-Class Assignment • Due at end of block: • Page 319, Section Review #6, 7, 8, and 11. • Separate sheet of notebook paper, turned in, 16 points