Hydrogen fluoride is used in the manufacture of Freons (which destroy ozone in the stratosphere) and in the production of aluminum metal. It is prepared by the reaction (unbalanced)                                 CaF2 + H2SO4 ---> CaSO4 +  HF In one process, 6.00 kg of CaF2 are treated with an excess of H2SO4and yield 2.86 kg of HF. What is the percent yield of HF?

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Hydrogen fluoride is used in the manufacture of Freons (which destroy ozone in the stratosphere) and in the production of aluminum metal. It is prepared by the reaction (unbalanced)

                                CaF2 + H2SO4 ---> CaSO4 +  HF

In one process, 6.00 kg of CaF2 are treated with an excess of H2SO4and yield 2.86 kg of HF. What is the percent yield of HF? 

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