A Student Runs the Reaction: LiOH + CO₂ → LiHCO₃

question 45

Multiple Choice

A student runs the reaction: LiOH + CO₂ → LiHCO₃. The reaction consumes 45.0 g LiOH and produces 72.8 g of LiHCO₃. Which of the statements concerning this reaction is true?

• A)The actual yield of the product is 72.8 g LiHCO₃.
• B)The theoretical yield of the product is 72.8 g LiHCO₃.
• C)The theoretical yield of the product is 117.8 g LiHCO₃.
• D)The percent yield of the reaction is 61.8%.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning, often observed in behavioral psychology.

Extinction

The diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS); occurs in operant conditioning when a response is no longer reinforced.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to elicit a response similar to the response to the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a specific stimulus as a result of conditioning.