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What is the percent yield of the solid product when 17.62 g of iron(III) nitrate reacts in solution with excess sodium phosphate and 5.863 g of the precipitate is experimentally obtained? Fe(NO3)3(aq) + Na3PO4(aq) --> FePO4(s) + NaNO3(aq) [unbalanced]
Given reaction, Fe(NO3)3(aq) + Na3PO4(aq) --> FePO4(s) + NaNO3(aq)
Balanced reaction is Fe(NO3)3(aq) + Na3PO4(aq) --> FePO4(s) + 3 NaNO3(aq)
Precipitate = FePO4(s)
molar mass of Fe(NO3)3 = 241.8 g/mol
molar mass of FePO4 = 150.8 g/mol
Fe(NO3)3(aq) + Na3PO4(aq) --> FePO4(s) + 3 NaNO3(aq)
1 mol 1 mol
241.8 g 150.8 g
17.62 g ?
From the balanced equation,it is clear that
241.8 g of Fe(NO3)3 produce150.8 g of FePO4.
So, 17.62 g of Fe(NO3)3 produce ? g of FePO4.
? =[ 17.62 g of Fe(NO3)3/241.8 g of Fe(NO3)3] x 150.8 g of FePO4
= 10.99 g of FePO4
So, 17.62 g of Fe(NO3)3 produce 10.99 g of FePO4.
This is called theoretical yield.
Given that actual yield of FePO4 = 5.863 g
Hence,
percent yield = (actual yield of FePO4/ theoretical yield of FePO4) x 100
= (5.863 g /10.99 g) x 100
= 53.35 %
Therefore, percent yield of the solid product FePO4 = 53.35 %