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Lead nitrate can be decomposed by heating. What is the percent yield of the decomposition reaction if 9.9 g of Pb(NO3)2 are heated to give 5.5 g of PbO? 2Pb(NO3)2(s) → 2PbO(s) + 4NO2(
g. + O2(
g.

Answer :

2Pb(NO₃)₂ = 2PbO + 4NO₂ + O₂

m{Pb(NO₃)₂}=9.9 g
m'{PbO}=5.5 g
M{Pb(NO₃)₂}=331.2 g/mol
M{PbO}=223.2 g/mol
w-?

w=m'{PbO}/m{PbO}

m{PbO}=M{PbO}m{Pb(NO₃)₂}/M{Pb(NO₃)₂}

w=m'{PbO}M{Pb(NO₃)₂}/[M{PbO}m{Pb(NO₃)₂}]

w=5.5*331.2/[223.2*9.9]=0.8244 (82.44%)

82% the per cent yield of the decomposition reaction.

What is decomposition reaction?

The chemical reaction in which the reactants breaks or splits to produce two or more products is called a decomposition reaction.

How to calculate the percentage yield?

The reaction is given as,

[tex]\rm 2Pb(NO_{3} )_{2}(s) \rightarrow2PbO(s) + 4NO_{2}(g) + O_{2} (g)[/tex]

Given,

  • Mass [tex]\rm (m_{1})[/tex] of lead nitrate = 9.9 g
  • Mass [tex]\rm (m_{2})[/tex] of lead oxide = 5.5 g
  • The molar mass [tex]\rm (M_{1})[/tex]of lead nitrate = [tex]331.2 \;\rm g \;mol ^{-1}[/tex]
  • The molar mass [tex]\rm (M_{2})[/tex] of lead oxide = [tex]223.2 \;\rm g \;mol^{-1}[/tex]

Moles can be calculated by,

[tex]\rm Moles (n) =\dfrac {\rm Mass (m)}{\;\rm Molar \;mass (M)}[/tex]

The percentage yield can be given as,

[tex]\rm Percentage \;yield = \dfrac{\rm Moles\; of \;lead \;oxide}{ Moles \;lead \;nitrate} \times 100\%[/tex]

Substituting values we get,

[tex]\begin{aligned}\% \rm yield &=\dfrac{ \dfrac{5.5\;\rm g}{223.2 \;\rm g \;\rm mol ^{-1}}}{\dfrac{9.9 \;\rm g}{331.2\rm \; g \;\rm mol^{-1}}} \times 100\\\\&= \dfrac{5.5 \;\rm g \times 331.2\;\rm g\;mol^{-1}}{223.2\;\rm g\;mol^{-1} \times 9.9\;\rm g} \times 100\\\\&=82 \%\end{aligned}[/tex]

Therefore, 82% is the yield of the decomposition reaction.

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