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STOICHIOMETRY QUESTION?!????!!?!?! 10 POINTS!?

You need to produce 100.0 g of FeCl3 in the following reaction. If the percent yield of the reaction was 85.0%, how many grams of iron would you need to start with?

The equation for the reaction is: 2Fe + 6HCl -----> 3H2 + 2FeCl3

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Iron and FeCl3 have same no. of moles in the reaction..

    So, 1 mole of Iron gives 1 mole of FeCl3...

    Now,

    1 mole of FeCl3 = 274.5 g ( 56*1 + 35.5*3 )

    So, 100 g of FeCl3 = 100/274.5 moles i.e. 0.364 moles...

    0.364 is also the no. of moles of Fe

    But it is the 85 % of the original..

    So, original Fe = 0.364*100/85= 0.428 moles

    Then we have , 56 gm = 1mole

    0.428 moles of Fe = 56*0.428 g = 23.968 g ( approx)

    So, we need 23.968 g ( approx) to yield 100 g FeCl3.

    Source(s): personal
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