A chemist reduces 22 grams of acetaldehyde using sodium borohydride. What is the maximum theoretical yield of the resulting alcohol in grams?
Q1. A chemist reduces 22 grams of acetaldehyde using sodium borohydride. What is the maximum theoretical yield of the resulting alcohol in grams?
Answer: 23.0g
Explanation: 22g of acetaldehyde is 0.5 moles, which yields 0.5 moles of ethanol (23g). 46g is the yield for a full mole.