Quiz

1. 50 g of benzene (C6H6) is placed in a container with 160 g of oxygen gas. After the reaction 30 grams
of water were collected. What is the percent yield? How much excess reactant was left over after the
reaction?

2 C6H6 + 15O2 ---> 6H2O + 12CO2

50g 160g

50g C6H6 X 1mol C6H6 X 6mol H2O = 1.920 mol 6H2O <==== amount made
78.11g 2mol C6H6

160g O2 X 1mol O2 X 6mol H2O = 2.0 mol 6H2O

32.0g 15mol O2

1.920 mol 6H2O X 108.1g 6H2O = 207.5 g 6H2O

1mol

% Yield = 30g X (100) = 14.45%

207.5g

The percent yield is 14.5%.

50g C6H6 X 1mol C6H6 X 15mol O2 X 15.99g = 76.76g O2

78.11g 2mol C6H6 1mol O2

Started: 160g O2
Consumed: 76.76g O2
Left Over: 83.24g O2

The left-over of the excess reactant is 83.24g O2.

2. For the following equation determine which reactant is the limiting reactant and which reactant is in
excess. The amounts of reagent used are shown.

3Fe + 4H2O ----> Fe3O4 + 4H2

67.0g 36.0g

67.0g Fe X 1mol Fe X 1mol Fe3O4 = 0.4 mol Fe3O4 <==== amount made
55.8g 3molFe
36.0g H2O X 1mol H2O X 1mol Fe3O4 = 0.5 mol Fe3O4
18.0g 4mol H2O

The limiting reactant is Fe. The excess reactant is H2O.

3. Aluminum reacts with oxygen to form aluminum oxide: 4Al + 3O2 ---> 2Al2O3. If 75.0g of Al and 200.0
g of oxygen are reacted, and 75.0 g of aluminum oxide is produced, what is the percent yield for the
reaction?

75.0g Al X 1mol Al X 2mol Al2O3 = 1.39 mol Al2O3<==== amount made

27.0g 4mol Al

200.0 g O2 X 1mol O2 X 2mol Al2O3 = 4.17 mol Al2O3

32.0g 3mol O2

1.39 mol Al2O3 X 102.0g Al2O3 = 141.8 g Al2O3

1mol

% Yield = 75.0g X (100) = 52.9%

141.8g

The percent yield is 52.9%.