Assigned Reaction
Silver Nitrate and Calcium Chloride
By: Sam Sullivan
Silver Nitrate and Calcium Chloride yields Silver (I) Chloride and Calcium Nitrate
2AgNO3 (aq) + CaCl2 (aq) --> 2AgCl (s) + Ca(NO3)2 (aq)
Molar Mass
AgNO3 = 169.87g/mol
CaCl2 = 110.98g/mol
AgCl = 143.32g/mol
Ca(NO3)2 = 164.088g/mol
Mole to Mole Conversion
Mass to Mass Conversion
Limiting and Excess Reactant
For limiting and excess reactant problems, it will usually have 2 givens so we will use the same formula from mass to mass conversions and the lesser product will determine the limiting reactant and the bigger product will determine the excess reactant. In this problem, AgNO3 was the limiting reactant while CaCl2 was the excess reactant because of the amount their respective products had.
Theoretical yield
The Theoretical Yield is how much product will be created in ideal conditions. To determine theoretical yield, look at the answers to the problem we just solved above. It is the lesser product out of the two answers.
Percent Yield
Mass of Actual Yield x 100 = Percent Yield
Mass of Theoretical Yield