Name:  _________________________
Laboratory Activity 9 quarter 3 packet # 6
Percentage Yield

Problem: What is the percentage yield that occurs when Copper (II) Sulfide reacts with Iron?

Procedure:    1.) mass out 8 grams of Copper (II) Sulfate in a 250 mL beaker

                       2.) mass out 50 mL of distilled water and add to the beaker with CuSO4

                      3.) heat the solution to 90 degrees celsius. Do not allow solution to boil

                      4.) mass out 2.24 grams of Fe

                      5.) when instructed add the iron to the CuSO4 solution very slowly.

                      6.) allow beaker to cool and decant

                      7.) wash Cu metal with water and decant multiple times

                      8.) mass a paper towel carefully then pour the Cu metal onto towel

                      9.) allow to dry and weigh again

Picture: refer to set-up

Chemical Reaction:        Copper (II) Sulfate + Iron -> Iron (II) Sulfate +Copper
                 complete:        CuSO4 (aq) + Fe (s) -> Fe SO4 (aq) + Cu(s)
                         ionic:      Cu ion(aq) + SO4 ion(aq) + Fe (s) -> Fe ion(aq)+ SO4 ion(aq) + Cu(s)
                            net:      Cu ion(aq) + Fe(s) -> Fe ion(aq) + Cu(s)

Data:         paper towel + Copper = ________g
                  paper towel = _______g
                 Copper = _______g

Formula:             % yield= actual yield / theoretical yield  x 100
                          

Safety Notes:   1.) wear safety glasses
                        2.) do not burn yourself

Conclusion:   what was your actual yield?
                      what was the limiting reactant?
                      what was the excess reactant?
                      what was the theoretical yield?
                      what was the percentage yield?