DDT, an insecticide harmful to fish, birds, and humans, is produced by the following reaction. 2 C6H5Cl + C2HOCl3 → C14H9Cl5 + H2O chlorobenzene chloral DDT In a government lab, 1152 g of chlorobenzene is reacted with 496 g of chloral. (a) What mass of DDT is formed, assuming 100% yield? (b) Which reactant is limiting? C6H5ClC2HOCl3 neither reactant is limiting Which is in excess? C6H5ClC2HOCl3 neither reactant is in excess (c) What mass of the excess reactant is left over? g
DDT, an insecticide harmful to fish, birds, and humans, is produced by the following reaction. 2 C6H5Cl + C2HOCl3 → C14H9Cl5 + H2O chlorobenzene chloral DDT In a government lab, 1152 g of chlorobenzene is reacted with 496 g of chloral. (a) What mass of DDT is formed, assuming 100% yield? (b) Which reactant is limiting? C6H5ClC2HOCl3 neither reactant is limiting Which is in excess? C6H5ClC2HOCl3 neither reactant is in excess (c) What mass of the excess reactant is left over? g
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DDT, an insecticide harmful to fish, birds, and humans, is produced by the following reaction.
In a government lab, 1152 g of chlorobenzene is reacted with 496 g of chloral.
2 C6H5Cl | + | C2HOCl3 | → | C14H9Cl5 | + | H2O |
chlorobenzene | chloral | DDT |
(a) What mass of DDT is formed, assuming 100% yield?
(b) Which reactant is limiting?
Which is in excess?
(c) What mass of the excess reactant is left over?
g
(d) If the actual yield of DDT is 196.3 g, what is the percent yield?
%
(b) Which reactant is limiting?
C6H5ClC2HOCl3
neither reactant is limiting
Which is in excess?
C6H5ClC2HOCl3
neither reactant is in excess
(c) What mass of the excess reactant is left over?
g
(d) If the actual yield of DDT is 196.3 g, what is the percent yield?
%
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