An ethanol plant begins a production run with sufficient reactants to predict a theoretical yield of 1250 metric tons of ethanol. The process produces 1178.6 metric tons. What is the percent yield for this production run?

An ethanol plant begins a production run with sufficient reactants to predict a theoretical yield of 1250 metric tons of ethanol. The process produces 1178.6 metric tons. What is the percent yield for this production run?

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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reactants to predict a theoretical yield of 1250 metric tons
of ethanol. The process produces 1178.6 metric tons. What
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