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O-LevelChemistryStoichiometry5070/11 · May/June 2021 · Q101 Mark

A chemist wants to make calcium nitrate. They start with 8.00 g of pure calcium oxide and an excess of dilute nitric acid. They produce 12.65 g of pure, dry anhydrous calcium nitrate crystals. What is the percentage yield of calcium nitrate? [relative atomic masses, Aᵣ: Ca, 40; N, 14; H, 1; O, 16]

A54.0
B63.2
C67.1
D86.8

✓ Correct answer

A: 54.0

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Stoichiometry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 10.

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