In the lab, the theoretical yield of CO2 was calculated by using the mass of the Alka-Seltzer (in Part A) and the mass of the anti-acid (Part B) were multiplied by the mole ratios that were involved in the reaction equation for each reaction and they were also divided by the molar mass of each substance. From the balanced chemical equations that were included in the calculation portion, the limiting reactant in part A was determined to be citric acid. The limiting reactant in part B was determined to be HCl because in the reaction, the HCl would ran out before the calcium carbonate. The stoichiometry would not have been different when converting between the different states of matter because the state is a measure of kinetic energy, and not …show more content…
The cylinder was adjusted to the water level because that kept the pressure on the tube and the water inside at a constant rate throughout the tube. If the graduated cylinder had not been adjusted, the test would have been introduced to a random error because it would have been a flaw that was always present and would affect the measurements of the experiment. When the unknown anti-acid was tested the first time, the results yielded a 40.2% yield of CO2. The second trial of part B was not as accurate due to using a mass of the unknown-acid that was too small for accurate results. The lack of accuracy came from a lack of precision which resulted in a human error because the amount that was broken off and selected for the trial was too small. After witnessing the results from both part A and part B of the lab, the hypothesis stating that, “a single Alka-Seltzer tablet ingested without any water would not cause a human stomach to burst”, was