Iron oxide can be reduced to iron by a reaction with carbon to form carbon monoxide Fe2O3(s) + 3C(s)—- 2 Fe(s) + 3 CO(g) if 95.0 grams of iron oxide is reacted with excess carbon yields 63 grams of iron, what is the % yield of this reaction?

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Iron oxide can be reduced to iron by a reaction with carbon to form carbon monoxide

Fe2O3(s) + 3C(s)—- 2 Fe(s) + 3 CO(g)

if 95.0 grams of iron oxide is reacted with excess carbon yields 63 grams of iron, what is the % yield of this reaction?

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