Stoichiometry: The Mathematics of Chemistry · Stoichiometry
Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield
Analyzing why reactions often produce less than the theoretical maximum in real-world settings.
Key Questions
- 1What factors cause a chemical reaction to stop before all ingredients are used?
- 2Why is the actual yield in a lab almost always lower than the theoretical yield?
- 3How does a limiting reactant determine the scale of an industrial process?
Common Core State Standards
HS-PS1-7
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Stoichiometry: The Mathematics of Chemistry
Period: Stoichiometry
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