Limiting Reactants and Percentage Yield
Students will identify limiting reagents and calculate theoretical and percentage yields in chemical processes.
Key Questions
- Explain how a limiting reactant determines the maximum amount of product formed.
- Calculate the percentage yield of a reaction given experimental data.
- Justify why the actual yield of a reaction is often lower than the theoretical yield.
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
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