Chapter 9, Problem 77E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

In the decomposition of sodium nitrate where the collected yield of sodium nitrite is $\text{1}\text{.29}\text{g}$ the calculated yield is $\text{1}\text{.22}\text{g}$, the percent yield of sodium nitrite is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

The percentage ratio of actual yield to theoretical yield is known as percent yield. When the actual and theoretical yield are same then the percent yield is $100\%$. The percent yield is always less than $100\%$. It can only increase when there is incomplete or complete reaction or sample loss during recovery.