Potassium nitrate reacts with carbonic acid to produce potassium carbonate and nitric acid. A chemist adds 15.15g of potassium nitrate to 0.228 mol of carbonic acid, and gets 8.45g potassium carbonate.
a. Write a balanced chemical equation, including all the states of matter.
b. Determine the limiting reactant and the amount of potassium carbonate (in
grams) produced.
c. What is the theoretical yield of potassium carbonate?
d. Determine the percent yield of potassium carbonate in this reaction.