A reaction should give 40 g of product in theory but 24 g is obtained. What is the percentage yield?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 60%
- Step 1: Percentage yield .
- Step 2: .
Answer
60%.
Why not the others: 40%: that is the percentage lost. 166.7%: the ratio is inverted.
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