Answer:
Percentage yield = 27.8 %
Explanation:
Given data:
Volume of lithium hydroxide = 25.0 cm³ (0.025 dm³)
Concentration of lithium hydroxide =M= 2.48 mol/dm³
Actual yield of hydrated lithium sulfate = 2.20 g
Percentage yield = ?
Solution:
Chemical equation:
2LiOH + H₂SO₄ → Li₂SO₄.2H₂O
Moles of lithium hydroxide:
Molarity = moles/ volume of solution
2.48 mol/dm³ = moles / 0.025 dm³
moles = 2.48 mol/dm³ × 0.025 dm³
moles = 0.062 mol
Now we compare the moles of hydrated lithium sulfate with lithium hydroxide:
LiOH : Li₂SO₄.2H₂O
1 : 1
0.062 : 0.062
Mass of Li₂SO₄.2H₂O:
Mass = moles × molar mass
Mass = 0.062 mol × 128 g/mol
Mass = 7.9 g
Percentage yield:
Percentage yield = actual yield / theoretical yield × 100
Percentage yield = 2.20 g/ 7.9 g × 100
Percentage yield = 27.8 %