Calculate moles of limiting reactant, apply stoichiometry to moles, convert to product mass.
Key Concepts
- Concept: Limiting reactant determines yield
- Concept: Stoichiometry links reactants to products
- Concept: Convert moles to grams via molar mass
Steps
- Action: Write balanced equation and molar ratios
- Action: Determine limiting reactant from data
- Action: Compute product moles; convert to grams
Formula
Let a and c be the coefficients of A and C in aA + bB → cC + dD. If A is limiting,
$$n_C = n_{A,0} cdot frac{c}{a}$$
$$m_{text{theo}} = n_C cdot M_C$$