Aluminum metal reacts with aqueous nickel(II) sulfate to produce aqueous aluminum sulfate and
nickel as a precipitate. In this reaction, 75 grams of aluminum were combined with 330 grams of
nickel(II) sulfate to produce 208 grams of aluminum sulfate.
Find: the limiting reactant, theoretical yield, and percentage yield
Plan: Next use mass-mole and mole-mole conversions of
the two reactants to find the limiting reactant. Then use a mass-mole, mole-mole, and
mole-mass conversion to determine the theoretical yield. Last, calculate the percentage
yield.
What is the limiting reactant? Find out by calculation and show your work.
