Meaning Making

Learning Competencies
Students should be able to:
 Discuss the chemical reaction that occurred
 Write balance chemical equation
 Determine mass of products of reactions

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Lead (II) iodide or lead iodide is a salt with the formula PbI2. At room temperature, it is a bright yellow odorless crystalline solid.
Lead iodide is a precursor material in the fabrication of highly efficient solar cells. Typically, a solution of PbI2 in an organic solvent, such
as dimethylformamide or dimethyl sulfoxide, is applied over a titanium dioxide layer by spin coating. PbI2 is also used as a high-energy
photon detector for gamma-rays and X-rays, due to its wide band gap which ensures low noise operation. Lead iodide was formerly used
as a paint pigment under the name "iodine yellow".

Lead (II) iodide is commonly synthesized via a precipitation reaction between Potassium iodide and Lead (II) nitrate in water solution.

An experiment was conducted that is aimed to produce a minimum of 100.0 grams Lead iodide. In order to achieve this, in the
laboratory, 75.0g Potassium iodide was made to react with enough Lead (II) nitrate to consume all reactants. If the molar mass of elements
involved in the reaction are as follows:
 K = 39.1 g/mol
 I = 126.9 g/mol
 Pb = 207.2 g/mol
 N = 14.0 g/mol
 O = 16.0 g/mol

Assuming that this kind of experiment would normally have an actual yield of 98% to 99%, will the reaction produce at least 100.0
grams?
 Essential Question
CLAIM

Will the reaction

produce at least EVIDENCES
100.0 grams?

REASONING

Generalization