% Yield Lab

Purpose: Determine the % Yield of a single replacement reaction. 

1) Mass of 0.5 g Fe: .51g

2) Mass 2.5 g CuSO4*5H2O: 2.50g

3) Dissolve CuSO4*5H2O in 100 ml H2O: 1.51g

4) Heat to dissolve 15 min then add Fe

5) Do not boil

6) After 15 min decant into yogurt container

7) Rinse into pan and place in oven.

Data: 

Mass of Fe: .51g

Mass of Cu: .46g

Mass of CuSO4*5H2O: 2.50g 

Percent Yield of Reaction: 79.31%