Answer:
Percent yield of CO₂ is 6.25 %.
Explanation:
Given data:
Percent yield of CO₂ = ?
Actual yield of CO₂ = 28.16 g
Number of moles of C₈H₁₈ = 8.000 mol
Number of moles of O₂ = 16.00 mol
Solution:
Chemical equation:
2C₈H₁₈ + 25O₂ → 16CO₂ + 18H₂O
Now we will compare the moles of C₈H₁₈ and O₂ with CO₂.
C₈H₁₈ : CO₂
2 : 16
8.000 : 16/2×8.000 = 64 mol
O₂ : CO₂
25 : 16
16 : 16/25×16= 10.24 mol
Less number of moles of CO₂ are produced from 16 moles of O₂. it will limit the yield of CO₂.
Grams of CO₂ produced:
Mass = number of moles × molar mass
Mass = 10.24 mol × 44 g/mol
Mass = 450.56 g
Percentage yield of CO₂:
Percentage yield = actual yield / theoretical yield × 100
Percentage yield = 28.16 g/ 450.56 g× 100
Percentage yield = 6.25 %
