One of the commercial uses of sulfuric acid is in the production of calcium sulfate and phosphoric acid. If 23.7 g of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ reacts with an excess of H₂SO₄, what is the percent yield if 13.4 g of H₃PO₄ are formed in the following UNBALANCED chemical equation

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The percentage yield would be 90.42%

First, the balanced equation of the reaction is as follows:

Ca₃(PO₄)₂ (s) + 3H₂SO₄ (aq) → 2H₃PO₄ (aq) + 3CaSO₄ (aq)

From the equation, the mole ratio of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ and H₃PO₄ is 1:2

Recall that: mole= mass/molar mass

Mole of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ = 23.7/310.174

                               = 0.076 mole

Mole ratio of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ and H₃PO₄ = 1:2

Mole of H₃PO₄ = 0.076 x 2

                         = 0.153 mole

Theoretical yield (in g) of H₃PO₄ = mole x molar mass

                                   = 0.153 x 97.994

                                   = 14.82 g

Percentage yield of H₃PO₄ = actual yield/theoretical yield x 100

                                         = 13.4/14.82 x 100

                                         = 90.42%

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