A 25.5-mL sample of a 1.68 M potassium chloride solution is mixed with 14.6 mL of a 0.870 M lead(II) nitrate solution and this precipitation reaction occurs: 2KCl(aq)+Pb(NO3)2(aq)→PbCl2(s)+2KNO3(aq) The solid PbCl2 is collected, dried, and found to have a mass of 2.47 g. Determine the limiting reactant, the theoretical yield, and the percent yield.  Determine the limiting reactant. Express your answer as a chemical formula. Determine the theoretical yield.

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A 25.5-mL sample of a 1.68 M potassium chloride solution is mixed with 14.6 mL of a 0.870 M lead(II) nitrate solution and this precipitation reaction occurs:

2KCl(aq)+Pb(NO3)2(aq)→PbCl2(s)+2KNO3(aq)

The solid PbCl2 is collected, dried, and found to have a mass of 2.47 g. Determine the limiting reactant, the theoretical yield, and the percent yield. 

Determine the limiting reactant.
Express your answer as a chemical formula.
Determine the theoretical yield.
Express your answer to three significant figures.
 
 
 

 

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