Percentage yield

Enter the mass you made and the mass you should have made to see the percentage yield.

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Why is the yield never 100%?

Reactions may not finish or may be reversible, some product is lost when separating it, and side reactions make other products.

What formula does it use?

Percentage yield = actual yield ÷ theoretical yield × 100%.

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