A 3.82-g sample of magnesium nitride is reacted with 7.73 g of water.                          Mg3N2 + 3H2O → 2NH3 + 3MgO The yield of MgO is 2.67 g. What is the percent yield in the reaction?  Atomic weigh

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A 3.82-g sample of magnesium nitride is reacted with 7.73 g of water. 

                        Mg3N2 + 3H2O → 2NH3 + 3MgO

The yield of MgO is 2.67 g. What is the percent yield in the reaction? 

Atomic weights: Mg=24.31, N=14.01, H=1.01, O=15.99.

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