Percent Yield

This lesson was very simple. Percent yield is taking the actual measured amount of a substance and dividing it by the theoretical amount in order to get a percent. Sometimes this percent can be over 100%. See here for more info. It was a very easy concept. I like how easy this unit is so far. The link under the photo has a great explanation and video about percent yields.

http://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-percent-yield-of-the-following-reaction-if-60-grams-of-caco3-is-heat

This Kahn Academy article gives a great explanation about limiting reagents and percent yields. Click here.