Chemistry / Unit 3 Chem 0483 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Theoretical Yield
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The idea
A reaction's theoretical yield is the maximum amount of product calculable from the limiting reactant using the balanced equation's stoichiometry.
In practice
Once silicon is identified as the limiting reactant, its full stoichiometric conversion to Si3N4 gives that reaction's theoretical yield.
Where people slip
Theoretical yield is a calculated ceiling, not a prediction of what a real reaction will actually produce in a laboratory.
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