decomposition of solid potassium chlorate as shown. When he used 4.75 g KClO3 (122.55 g/mol) for this experiment, he was able to collect 1.17 g O2 (32.00 g/mol). What is the percent yield for Freddy’s

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Freddy's experiment involves preparing oxygen gas from the decomposition of solid potassium chlorate as shown. When he used 4.75 g KClO3 (122.55 g/mol) for this experiment, he was able to collect 1.17 g O2 (32.00 g/mol). What is the percent yield for Freddy’s experiment?

2 KClO3(s)  ➜  2 KCl(s)  +  3 O2(g)

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