For the chemical reaction, sodium hydroxide + copper (II) chloride = "robin's egg blue" precipitate, do the following: write the balanced molecular, balanced total ionic, and balanced net ionic equations; determine the Limiting Reactant (LR) for each chemical reaction, assuming that the concentration of each solution is 0.500M and the volume of each solution is 50.00mL; determine the theoretical yield of the product of interest; and, determine the actual yield of the product of interest if the percent yield was found to be 87.3%.

Question

Chemical equation:
2NaOH(aq) + CuCl2(aq) --> 2NaCl(aq) + Cu(OH)2(s)

Chemical reaction: Double replacement

I posted this before, but the response said to tell what I know so I have done that now. I know it's not much. I'm kind of stuck on these types of problems. I don't know how to solve for the limiting reactant with concentrations and volume. I also don't understand theoretical yields and percent yields. Could you please explain how to solve this? Thank you so much!

Answer 1

What you say you don't understand is far more than can be explained here, it is almost two weeks of normal instruction. I suggest this:
a) http://www.chemteam.info/Equations/Net-Ionic-Equation.html
b) https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/chemical-reactions-stoichiome/limiting-reagent-stoichiometry/v/stoichiometry-limiting-reagent
c) http://www.sparknotes.com/chemistry/stoichiometry/realworldreactions/section2.rhtml

Those three links cover your not understanding, go through them, they should help.

You may need a tutor (quickly) before you are lost.