What is limiting reactant and percent yield?
1 Answer
The limiting reactant is the reactant that is consumed completely in a chemical reaction OR that produces the least number of moles of products in a chemical reaction.
Explanation:
Percent yield can be calculated by the formula
THEORETICAL YIELD: The quantity of product calculated from the balanced chemical equation is called theoretical yield of reaction.
ACTUAL YIELD: The quantity of product that is actually produced in a chemical reaction is called actual yield.