Calculate Percent Yield: Palm oil was used for the creation of soap. The mass of the...

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Calculate Percent Yield:

Palm oil was used for the creation of soap. The mass of the oilwas 2.001 grams. The base used was 3 M of NaOH. After theexperiment, the mass of the soap was 1.622 grams. What is thepercent yield?

The average molar mass of the palm oil is 847.3 grams per mol.The average molar mass of the soap is 291.7 grams per mol. 3 mL ofthe base (NaOH) was used.

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Ans Number of moles of palm oil mass molecular mass 2001 g 8473 g mol1 00023616 moles Number of moles of NaOH Molarity of NaOH x volume of NaOH solution in L 3 moles L1 x 0003 L    See Answer
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