Answer:
Percient yield of reaction: 85 %
Explanation:
The reaction is:
PCl₃ + 3H₂O → H₃PO₃ + 3HCl
We only have data from the chloride, so we assume water is in excess. We convert the mass to moles:
62 g . 1mol / 137.32 g = 0.452 mol
If ratio is 1:3, from 0.452 mol we would produce three times as big, that amount. (0.452 . 3) = 1.36 moles of HCl.
We convert the amount to mass.
1.36 mol . 36.45g / 1mol = 49.4 g
This value of produced HCl is the theoretical yield. To determine the percent yield we make:
(Yield produced / Theoretical yield) . 100
(42 g / 49.4g) . 100 = 85%
