For this experiment, we had to use stoichiometry in order to determine the

theoreticalyield of Ca(OH)2. After this was determined, both the limiting and
excess reagent were able to be identified. Stoichiometry is used to determine the
quantity of a product/reactant that is necessary in order for a certain reaction to
occur. For this experiment, stoichiometry was used to determine the theoretical
yield, limiting/excess reactants, and the amount of excess reactant left over after
the experiment ran to completion. The limiting reactant is the term used to
describe the reactant that runs out first when a reaction is taking place. If no
more of this reactant is added to the reaction, then the reaction will not proceed.
The only way the reaction can continue is if more of the limiting reactant is
added. The excess reactant refers to the reactant that is in surplus after the
reaction runs to completion. If more if this reactant is added to the reaction after
the reaction comes to a halt, the amount of productwill not increase. This is
because there is no other reactant left to react with the reactant in excess, so
nochanges in the product formed will occur. The theoretical yield can be found
by using stoichiometry. The theoretical yield is the mass of the product that
should be formed when a certain amount of reactant is added into the reaction.
The theoretical yield refers to the yield that you would expect to get whilst
running a perfect experiment where no errors occur. To determine the limiting
reactant using stoichiometry, start with the amount of one product. Using the
molar ratio between the two in a balanced equation, convert it into the amount
of moles of product. Because of technical and human errors, the theoretical
yield often differs from the actual yield that is obtained through the experiment.
The actual yield is the actual amount of product obtained from an experiment
and can help determine how accurate your results are. This is possible by
calculating the percent yield. In order to find the percent yield, divide the actual
yield by the theoretical yield and multiply it by 100. A low percent yield would
show that the experiment did not produce as much product as it was initially
expected to. So, with this experiment, we are aiming to get a percent yield that
is close to 100. There are a number of calculations that needed to take place in
order for this experiment to work. The first calculation deals with finding the
amount of precipitate formed. In order to figure this number out, use this
formula:Mass of Precipitate=Massof Precipitate with Filter Paper−Mass of
Filter Paper. Another calculation performed throughout this lab was
determining the amount of mols of each reactant in all of the trials. This was
done by using the formula mols=Molarity x Liters. In order to determine the
theoretical yield, we used stoichiometry. After determining the amount of
precipitate that should be

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