If 20 grams of Zinc phosphate reacts with excess hydrochloric acid and produces 18 grams of Zinc chloride what is the percent yield? Zn3(PO4)2 + 6HCl —> 3ZnCl2 + 2H3PO4

Explanation:

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In this case, since we know the balanced chemical reaction, we are first able to realize there is a 1:3 mole ratio between zinc phosphate and zinc chloride; it means that we can first compute the moles of the desired product via stoichiometry:

Next, since those moles are associated with the theoretical yield of zinc chloride, we obtain the corresponding mass:

Finally, we compute the percent yield by diving the actual yield (18 g) by the theoretical yield:

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