Using the molecular formula of albuterol that you just found (molecular formula from #1), react albuterol with oxygen in a combustion reaction to form water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen gas. a. Write a balanced equation for this reaction.  b. Since albuterol comes in 4 mg tablets, let’s assume 1 tablet of albuterol reacts with an equal amount of oxygen (4 mg) in the combustion reaction you wrote out for part a. Which reactant is limiting in this reaction?  c. Calculate the theoretical yield of carbon dioxide and water in this reaction in grams.  d. If this reaction is performed in the lab and the percent yield of carbon dioxide is 94.3%, then what was the actual yield of carbon dioxide?

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Using the molecular formula of albuterol that you just found (molecular formula from #1), react
albuterol with oxygen in a combustion reaction to form water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen gas.
a. Write a balanced equation for this reaction. 
b. Since albuterol comes in 4 mg tablets, let’s assume 1 tablet of albuterol reacts with an equal
amount of oxygen (4 mg) in the combustion reaction you wrote out for part a. Which reactant is
limiting in this reaction? 
c. Calculate the theoretical yield of carbon dioxide and water in this reaction in grams. 
d. If this reaction is performed in the lab and the percent yield of carbon dioxide is 94.3%, then
what was the actual yield of carbon dioxide? 

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