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Moles & Yield

You can calculate the number of moles of a compound or element if you have some other information about the quantities involved. You can then use this to calculate the percentage yield of a reaction.

Moles from concentration

Moles from concentration

  • You can calculate the number of moles in a solution by using the following equation:
    • Concentration = molesvolume\large\frac{moles}{volume}
  • This can be rearranged to:
    • Moles = concentration × volume
Moles from mass

Moles from mass

  • You can also calculate the number of moles of a substance by using the following equation:
    • Moles = massrelative  formula  mass\large\frac{mass}{relative \;formula\;mass}
Calculating theoretical yield

Calculating theoretical yield

  • You can use the number of moles and a balanced equation to calculate the theoretical yield.
    • This is the amount of product you'd expect to produce in a reaction if all the reactants were used up.
Calculating percentage yield

Calculating percentage yield

  • You can work out the percentage yield using the following equation:
    • Percentage yield = actual  yieldtheoretical  yield\large\frac{actual \;yield}{theoretical \;yield} × 100
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