Summary:
- Chemical reactions in the real world don’t always go exactly as planned on paper.
- In the course of an experiment, many things will contribute to the formation of less product than would be predicted.
- Studying how much of a compound is produced in any given reaction is an important part of cost control.
- The percent yield is the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield, expressed as a percentage.
- The actual yield is experimentally determined.
- The theoretical yield is calculated based on the stoichiometry of the chemical equation.