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In the reaction below, 22 g of H2S with excess O2 produced 5 g of sulfur. ? H2S + ? O2 → ? S + ? H2O . What is the percent
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Answer:
24.1 %
Explanation:
This is the reaction of oxygen between hydrogen sulfide.
The equation is:
2H₂S + O₂ → 2S + 2H₂O
As the oxygen is the excess, limting reagent is the H₂S.
We convert the mass to moleS: 22g / 34.06 g/mol =
0.646 moles
Ratio is 2:2. 2 moles of sulfide can produce 2 moles of sulfur.
Then, 0.646 moles of sulfide will produce 0.646 moles of S.
We convert the moles to mass: 0.646 mol . 32.06 g/mol =
20.71 g
That’s the theoretical yield.
% yield = (produced yield / theoretical yield) . 100
% yield = (5 g/ 20.71g) . 100 = 24.1 %