A pharmaceutical company is making a large volume of nitrous oxide (NO). They predict they will be able to make a maximum amount of 4860 grams with the materials they have in stock. From the previous 10 volumes they have made, they know that the percent yield of this reaction is fairly low at 47%. How much will the actual yield be?

2284.2 g.

Explanation:

The following data were obtained from the question:

Percentage yield = 47%

Theoretical yield = 4860 g

Actual yield =?

The percentage yield is simply defined as the ratio of actual yield to the theoretical yield multiplied by 100. Mathematically, it is expressed as:

Percentage yield = Actual yield /Theoretical yield x 100

With the above formula, we can obtain the actual yield as follow:

Percentage yield = Actual yield /Theoretical yield x 100

47% = Actual yield /4860

Cross multiply

Actual yield = 47% × 4860

Actual yield = 47/100 x 4860

Actual yield = 2284.2 g

Therefore, the actual yield is 2284.2 g.