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.
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

(d) If the actual yield of DDT is 196.3 g, what is the percent yield?
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