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Percentage yield calculation

GCSE · Combined Science · CCEA · C1 — Unit C1 — Atomic structure, bonding and quantitative chemistry

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Question (4 marks): In the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃ → CaO + CO₂), a student heated 25.0 g of CaCO₃ and obtained 12.6 g of calcium oxide. Calculate the percentage yield. (Mᵣ: CaCO₃ = 100, CaO = 56)

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